is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

in the city of

Sakata, Yamagata is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 106,244 in 39,320 households, and a population density of 180 people per km2. The total area of the city is . History The area of present-day Sakata was ...

, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Sakata Station is served by the

Uetsu Main Line The is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient ...

. It is located 166.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Uetsu Main Line at

Niitsu Station is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines. It is the terminus of the Uetsu Main Line and the Banetsu West Line. It is also ...

. The Rikuu West Line officially terminates at

Amarume Station is a junction railway station in the town of Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Amarume Station is served by the Rikuu West Line and the Uetsu Main Line. The station is located 154.7 rail kilo ...

, 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 A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...

services also stop at this station. * '' Inaho'' ( - ) (some trains terminate at Sakata) Discontinued * '' Akebono'' ( - ) (overnight sleeping car service) * '' Nihonkai'' ( - ) (overnight sleeping car service)

Station layout

Sakata Station has one

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and one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

connected by a

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. One portion of the side platform is cut to form a partial

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, allowing the two platforms to serve four tracks. The station has a "

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Port of Sakata *

Homma Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1947. Setting The residence was built in 1813 by the fourth head of the , Junji Homma, who was a noted collector of Japanese swords and chairman of the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai. The Ho ...

References

External links

Sakata Station information
(JR East) {{Uetsu Main Line Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Rikuu West Line Uetsu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914 Sakata, Yamagata