Sakamachi Station 坂町駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sakamachi Station, August 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sakamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-3132 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°7′13.33″N 139°26′49.42″E / 38.1203694°N 139.4470611°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 48.0 km from Niitsu Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 734 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Sakamachi Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sakamachi Station (坂町駅, Sakamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Sakamachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 48.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also a terminus for the 90.7 kilometer Yonesaka Line. Services on the Yonesaka Line between here and Imaizumi station have been suspended since summer 2022 due to rainstorm damage. A replacement bus service is currently in operation.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Oguni and Yonezawa |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Niigata and Niitsu |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Akita and Sakata |
| 4 | ■ Yonesaka Line | (not in use) |
History
Sakamachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1963. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 717 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Sakamachi Post Office
- Niigata Prefectural Sakamachi Hospital
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)