Sakamachi Station

Distance48.0 km from Niitsu StationPlatforms2 island platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=729HistoryOpened1 November 1914PassengersFY2015734 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Nakajō towards Niigata		Inaho		Murakami towards Akita
Hirakida towards Niitsu		Uetsu Main Line		Hirabayashi towards Akita
Terminus		Yonesaka Line		Echigo-Ōshima towards Yonezawa

Location
Sakamachi Station Location within Japan

Sakamachi Station (坂町駅, Sakamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sakamachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 48.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also a terminus for the 90.7 kilometer Yonesaka Line. Services on the Yonesaka Line between here and Imaizumi station have been suspended since summer 2022 due to rainstorm damage. A replacement bus service is currently in operation.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Yonesaka Line	for Oguni and Yonezawa
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niigata and Niitsu
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Akita and Sakata
4	■ Yonesaka Line	(not in use)

History

Sakamachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1963. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 717 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Sakamachi Post Office
• Niigata Prefectural Sakamachi Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)