Minami-Sagae Station

Minami-Sagae Station (南寒河江駅, Minami-Sagae eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Minami-Sagae Station

南寒河江駅
Minami-Sagae Station in 2023
General information
LocationShimahigashi Shima, Sagae-shi, Yamagata-ken 991-0043
Japan
Coordinates38°21′20″N 140°16′40″E
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Aterazawa Line
Distance13.5 km (8.4 mi) from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1951 (1951-12-25)
Passengers
FY2004109
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sagae
towards Aterazawa
 Aterazawa Line Uzen-Nagasaki
towards Yamagata
Location
Minami-Sagae Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Minami-Sagae Station
Minami-Sagae Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Minami-Sagae Station is located in Japan
Minami-Sagae Station
Minami-Sagae Station
Minami-Sagae Station (Japan)

Lines

Minami-Sagae Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from the start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from Aterazawa. The preceding station of Uzen-Nagasaki is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) away and the following station of Sagae is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) away.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1] The station has no accessibility features.

Platforms[2]
- ■ Aterazawa Line for Yamagata
for Aterazawa
  • Waiting Room, September 2023
    Waiting Room, September 2023
  • Platform, September 2023
    Platform, September 2023

History

Minami-Sagae Station began operation on 25 December 1951 [3] 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.

The Station will start accepting Suica Cards in Spring 2024, with the extension of the Sendai area Suica zone to Yamagata Prefecture.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2004, the station was used by an average of 109 passengers daily. Since 2005, Yamagata Prefecture has not reported the passenger numbers for Minami-Sagae Station.

Below is a table containing the passenger statistics from the year 2000 to the year 2004:

Passenger statistics
Year Average Daily
Passengers
2000 101
2001 101
2002 109
2003 107
2004 109

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "駅の情報（南寒河江駅）：JR東日本". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. "JR東日本：駅構内図・バリアフリー情報（南寒河江駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "山形県における Suica ご利用駅の拡大について" (PDF). JR East. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2022.

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