Sakihana Station (咲花駅, Sakihana-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sakihana Station 咲花駅
Sakihana Station, May 2014
General information
Location	Satori, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1615 Japan
Coordinates	37.7349°N 139.2910°E / 37.7349; 139.2910
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	155.6 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1961
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Maoroshi towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Agano Mikawa towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Higashi-Gejō towards Kōriyama
Location
Sakihana Station Location within Japan

Lines

Sakihana Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 155.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1961. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in April 2014.

Surrounding area

• Sakihana Onsen

External links

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• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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