Sakata Station (Yamagata)
Sakata Station 酒田駅 | |
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| Sakata Station, May 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Yamagata (See other stations in Yamagata) |
| City | Sakata |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1 Saiwai-cho |
| Postal code | 998-0023 |
| (in Japanese) | 山形県酒田市幸町1丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1914 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Rikuu West Line, Uetsu Main Line |
| Statistics | 1,319 passengers/day (FY2012) |
Sakata Station (酒田駅 Sakata-eki) is a railway station in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Sakata Station is served by the Rikuu West Line and Uetsu Main Line.
The following limited express services also stop at this station.
- Inaho (Niigata - Akita) (some trains terminate at Sakata)
- Akebono (Ueno - Aomori) (overnight sleeping car service)
- Nihonkai (Osaka - Aomori) (overnight sleeping car service)
Station layout
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 |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uetsu Main Line | ||||
| Higashi-Sakata | Local | Mototate | ||
| Rikuu West Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Mogamigawa | Amarume | ||
| Terminus | Local | Higashi-Sakata | ||
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 2012, the station was used by an average of 1,319 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,213[5] |
| 2005 | 1,793[6] |
| 2010 | 1,369[7] |
| 2011 | 1,347[8] |
| 2012 | 1,319[4] |
Surrounding area
- Port of Sakata
- Homma Museum of Art
- National Route 112
References
- ↑ 各駅情報（酒田駅） [Station Information: Sakata Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線 酒田駅". 羽越線資料館.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
External links
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- Sakata Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 38°55′18.5″N 139°50′45.6″E / 38.921806°N 139.846000°E