Sakata Station (酒田駅, Sakata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Location | 1-1-1 Saiwaichō, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 998-0023 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°55′18.5″N 139°50′45.6″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 166.9 kilometers from Niitsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 24 December 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Sakata Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture![]() ![]() Sakata Station Sakata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Sakata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line. It is located 166.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Uetsu Main Line at Niitsu Station. The Rikuu West Line officially terminates at Amarume Station, but most trains continue on to terminate a Sakata Station, which is 55.2 kilometers from the eastern terminus of that line at Shinjō Station.
The following limited express services also stop at this station.
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Sakata Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. One portion of the side platform is cut to form a partial bay platform, allowing the two platforms to serve four tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.[1]
0 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Amarume, Tsuruoka, Atsumi Onsen, and Murakami (services originating at this station) |
■ Rikuu West Line | for Amarume, Furukuchi, and Shinjō | |
1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, Akita, and Aomori |
2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, and Akita |
■ Uetsu Main Line | for Amarume, Tsuruoka, Atsumi Onsen, and Murakami | |
■ Rikuu West Line | for Amarume, Furukuchi, and Shinjō | |
3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Amarume, Tsuruoka, Atsumi Onsen, Murakami, Niigata, and Ueno |
■ Rikuu West Line | for Amarume, Furukuchi, and Shinjō |
The station opened on 24 December 1914.[2] The station building was rebuilt in 1934 and again in 1960.[3]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 2,213[5] |
2005 | 1,793[6] |
2010 | 1,369[7] |
2015 | 1,224[8] |
Media related to Sakata Station (Yamagata) at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Rikuu West Line | |
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Stations of the Uetsu Main Line | |
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