Sakamachi Station

Sakamachi Station
Sakamachi Station; 坂町駅
	Sakamachi Station, August 2013
Location	Sakamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-3132; Japan
Coordinates	38°7′13.33″N 139°26′49.42″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line; ■ Yonesaka Line;
Distance	48.0 km from Niitsu Station
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=729
History
Opened	1 November 1914
Passengers
FY2015	734 daily
Services
Location
	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

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.

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

References

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.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2017stats-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.