Higashi-Sakata Station 東酒田駅
Higashi-Sakata Station
General information
Location	Omachi-aze Izumo 5, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken Japan
Coordinates	38°54′27″N 139°52′32″E / 38.907619°N 139.875444°E / 38.907619; 139.875444
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line ■ Rikuu West Line
Distance	163.7 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 25, 1958
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sagoshi towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Sakata towards Akita Sagoshi towards Shinjō Rikuu West Line Local Sakata Terminus
Location
Higashi-Sakata Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Higashi-Sakata Station Higashi-Sakata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Sakata Station (東酒田駅, Higashi-Sakata-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi Sakata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is located 163.7 rail kilometers from the starting point of that line at Niitsu Station. Trains of the Rikuu West Line also continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Amarume Station towards Sakata, stopping at this station en route.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

History

Higashi-Sakata Station began operations as the Higashi-Sakata Signal (東酒田信号場) on March 31, 1944, and was elevated to a full station on the JNR (Japan National Railway) on December 25, 1958. It has been unattended since September 1972. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice paddies.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Sakata Station.

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)