Sakata Station (坂田駅, Sakata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Sakata Station 坂田駅 ![]() | |
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JR-West regional rail station | |
![]() Sakata Station, November 2020 | |
General information | |
Location | 842 Ukano, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0062 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.336116°N 136.287739°E / 35.336116; 136.287739 |
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Distance | 2.4 km from Maibara |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | JR-A11 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | September 15, 1931 |
Closed | 1940-1954 |
Previous names | Hoshoji (to 1954) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 626 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Sakata Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture![]() ![]() Sakata Station Sakata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Sakata Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 2.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
east | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
west | ■ Biwako Line | for Nagahama, Tsuruga |
« | Service | » | ||
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Biwako Line | ||||
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
Maibara | Local | Tamura |
The station opened on September 15, 1931 as Hoshoji Station (法性寺駅, Hoshoji-eki) on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on November 1, 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on August 1, 1954 under the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. The station was relocated 200 meters towards Maibara and the platforms lengthened in 1991.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 636 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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Stations of the Hokuriku Main Line and related lines | |||||
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IR Ishikawa Railway Line | |||||
Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line |
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ETR Nihonkai Hisui Line |
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See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen **:Ainokaze Liner stops bold:Shirasagi/Thunderbird stops |
Stations of the Biwako Line (Tokaido Line, Hokuriku Line) | |
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Biwako Line (Hokuriku Main Line) | |
Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) |
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