Higashi-Sakata Station

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
Higashi-Sakata Station
General information
LocationOmachi-aze Izumo 5, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken
Japan
Coordinates38°54′27″N 139°52′32″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance163.7 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1958
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sagoshi
towards Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Sakata
towards Akita
Sagoshi
towards Shinjō
 Rikuu West Line
Local
 Sakata
Terminus
Location
Higashi-Sakata Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Higashi-Sakata Station
Higashi-Sakata Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Higashi-Sakata Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Sakata Station
Higashi-Sakata Station
Higashi-Sakata Station (Japan)

Lines

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

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms
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

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

The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice paddies.

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