Sakamachi Station
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 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
FY2015 | 734 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 717 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Sakamachi Post Office
- Niigata Prefectural Sakamachi Hospital
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- JR East station information (in Japanese)