Sakata Station (Yamagata)

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).

This article is about the station in Yamagata Prefecture. For the station in Shiga Prefecture, see Sakata Station (Shiga).
Sakata Station

酒田駅
Sakata Station, June 2019
Location1-1-1 Saiwaichō, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 998-0023
Japan
Coordinates38°55′18.5″N 139°50′45.6″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance166.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 December 1914
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Amarume
toward Kogota
 Inaho Yuza
toward Onagawa
Higashi-Sakata
toward Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Mototate
toward Akita
Amarume
toward Shinjō
 Rikuu West Line
Rapid Mogamigawa
 Terminus
Higashi-Sakata
toward Shinjō
 Rikuu West Line
Local
Location
Sakata Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Sakata Station
Sakata Station (Japan)

Lines

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.

Discontinued

Station layout
View of the platforms, July 2007

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]

Platforms
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

History

The station opened on 24 December 1914.[2] The station building was rebuilt in 1934 and again in 1960.[3]

Passenger statistics

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 yearDaily average
20002,213[5]
20051,793[6]
20101,369[7]
20151,224[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅情報（酒田駅） [Station Information: Sakata Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 135. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  3. Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線 酒田駅". 羽越線資料館.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2018年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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