Sakata Station (Shiga)

Sakata Station (坂田駅, Sakata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

This article is about the station in Shiga Prefecture. For the station in Yamagata Prefecture, see Sakata Station (Yamagata).
Sakata Station

坂田駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West regional rail station
Sakata Station, November 2020
General information
Location842 Ukano, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0062
Japan
Coordinates35.336116°N 136.287739°E / 35.336116; 136.287739
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) Biwako Line
Distance2.4 km from Maibara
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code JR-A11 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 September 1931
Closed1940-1954
Previous namesHoshoji (to 1954)
Passengers
FY2019626 daily
Location
Sakata Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Sakata Station
Sakata Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Sakata Station is located in Japan
Sakata Station
Sakata Station
Sakata Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Sakata Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 2.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platform
east ■ Biwako Line for Maibara and Kyoto
west ■ Biwako Line for Nagahama, Tsuruga

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Biwako Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Maibara   Local   Tamura

History

The station opened on September 15, 1931 as Hoshoji Station (法性寺駅, Hoshoji-eki) on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on November 1, 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on August 1, 1954 under the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. The station was relocated 200 meters towards Maibara and the platforms lengthened in 1991.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sakata being assigned station number JR-A11.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 636 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area
  • Maibara City Sakata Elementary School
  • Statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo and his wife Chiyo (located in front of the station).

See also

References
  1. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. 彦根市統計（令和2年版） 第10章 運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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