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Sakamachi Station

Coordinates: 38°7′13.33″N 139°26′49.42″E / 38.1203694°N 139.4470611°E / 38.1203694; 139.4470611
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Sakamachi Station

坂町駅
Sakamachi Station, August 2013
General information
LocationSakamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-3132
Japan
Coordinates38°7′13.33″N 139°26′49.42″E / 38.1203694°N 139.4470611°E / 38.1203694; 139.4470611
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance48.0 km from Niitsu Station
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=729
History
Opened1 November 1914
Passengers
FY2015734 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nakajō
towards Niigata
Inaho Murakami
towards Akita
Hirakida
towards Niitsu
Uetsu Main Line Hirabayashi
towards Akita
Terminus Yonesaka Line Echigo-Ōshima
towards Yonezawa
Location
Sakamachi Station is located in Japan
Sakamachi Station
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

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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

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The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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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

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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

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 717 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Sakamachi Post Office
  • Niigata Prefectural Sakamachi Hospital

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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