Minami-Sakaide Station

Minami-Sakaide Station (南酒出駅, Minami-Sakaide-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Minami-Sakaide Station

南酒出駅
Minami-Sakaide Station in February 2009
General information
LocationMinami-Sakaide Funaoka Kubo 903-1, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0132
Japan
Coordinates36°28′39″N 140°29′55″E / 36.4774°N 140.4986°E / 36.4774; 140.4986
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance2.5 km from Kami-Sugaya
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1935
Previous namesHitachi-Sakaide (until 1953)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kami-Sugaya
towards Mito
Suigun Line
Hitachi-Ōta Branch
Nukada
towards Hitachi-Ōta
Location
Minami-Sakaide Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Minami-Sakaide Station
Minami-Sakaide Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Minami-Sakaide Station is located in Japan
Minami-Sakaide Station
Minami-Sakaide Station
Minami-Sakaide Station (Japan)

Lines

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Minami-Sakaide Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 2.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.

Station layout

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The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

History

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Minami-Sakaide Station opened on September 1, 1935 as Hitachi-Sakaide Station (常陸酒出駅). Operations were suspended from August 10, 1941 to February 1, 1953 when the station was renamed to its present name. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

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See also

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  Media related to Minami-Sakaide Station at Wikimedia Commons