Nishi-Sagae Station (西寒河江駅, Nishi-Sagae eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Nishi-Sagae Station 西寒河江駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nishi-Sagae Station, 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 179, Rokkumachi 1-chōme, Sagae-shi, Yamagata-ken 991-0024 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°22′45″N 140°16′00″E / 38.379267°N 140.266775°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Aterazawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from Kita-Yamagata | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 December 1951 | ||||||||||
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| FY2004 | 316 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Sagae Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 7.9 km (4.9 mi) from Aterazawa. The preceding station of Sagae is 1.1 km (0.68 mi) away and the following station of Uzen-Takamatsu is 2.9 km (1.8 mi) away.
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The station has no accessibility features.[1]
| - | ■ Aterazawa Line | for Yamagata |
| for Aterazawa |
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Platform 2006 -
Waiting Room
History
editNishi-Sagae Station began operation on 25 December 1951.[2] With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. In 2002, a waiting room was built.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2004, the station was used by an average of 316 passengers daily. Since 2005, Yamagata Prefecture has not reported the passenger numbers for Nishi-Sagae Station.
Below is table containing the passenger statistics from the year 2000 to the year 2004:
| Passenger statistics | |
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| Year | Average Daily Passengers |
| 2000 | 352 |
| 2001 | 310 |
| 2002 | 311 |
| 2003 | 309 |
| 2004 | 316 |
Surrounding area
edit- Sagae Hachimangu
- Sagae Park
Prefecture Route 23
Prefecture Route 26
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "JR東日本：駅構内図・バリアフリー情報（西寒河江駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
- ^ 「鉄道記録帳2002年2月」 [Railway Record Book February 2002]. Rail Fan. 49 (5): 24. 1 May 2002.
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Sagae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nishi-Sagae Station (JR East) (in Japanese)