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).
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){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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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
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)