Higashi-Sakata Station (東酒田駅, Higashi-Sakata-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Higashi-Sakata Station 東酒田駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-Sakata Station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Omachi-aze Izumo 5, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°54′27″N 139°52′32″E / 38.907619°N 139.875444°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 163.7 kilometers from Niitsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 25, 1958 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Higashi Sakata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is located 163.7 rail kilometers from the starting point of that line at Niitsu Station. Trains of the Rikuu West Line also continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Amarume Station towards Sakata, stopping at this station en route.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka and Sakata |
| ■ Rikuu West Line | for Sakata | |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō and Akita |
| ■ Rikuu West Line | for Shinjō and Furukuchi |
History edit
Higashi-Sakata Station began operations as the Higashi-Sakata Signal (東酒田信号場) on March 31, 1944, and was elevated to a full station on the JNR (Japan National Railway) on December 25, 1958. It has been unattended since September 1972. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.
Surrounding area edit
The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice paddies.
See also edit
External links edit
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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