Sakata Station (Yamagata)

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

Sakata Station (酒田駅, Sakata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sakata Station 酒田駅
Sakata Station, June 2019
General information
Location	1-1-1 Saiwaichō, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 998-0023 Japan
Coordinates	38°55′18.5″N 139°50′45.6″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line ■ Rikuu West Line
Distance	166.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine installation)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 December 1914
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Amarume towards Niigata Inaho Yuza towards Akita Higashi-Sakata towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Mototate towards Akita Amarume towards Shinjō Rikuu West Line Rapid Mogamigawa Terminus Higashi-Sakata towards Shinjō Rikuu West Line Local
Location Sakata Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Sakata Station Sakata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sakata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line. It is located 166.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Uetsu Main Line at Niitsu Station. The Rikuu West Line officially terminates at Amarume Station, 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 services also stop at this station.

• Inaho (Niigata - Akita) (some trains terminate at Sakata)

Discontinued

• Akebono (Ueno - Aomori) (overnight sleeping car service)
• Nihonkai (Osaka - Aomori) (overnight sleeping car service)

Station layout

View of the platforms, July 2007

Sakata Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. One portion of the side platform is cut to form a partial bay platform, allowing the two platforms to serve four tracks. The station has a Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine(話せる指定席券売機).^[1]

Platforms

0	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Amarume, Tsuruoka, Atsumi Onsen, and Murakami (services originating at this station)
	■ Rikuu West Line	for Amarume, Furukuchi, and Shinjō
1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, Akita, and Aomori
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, and Akita
	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Amarume, Tsuruoka, Atsumi Onsen, and Murakami
	■ Rikuu West Line	for Amarume, Furukuchi, and Shinjō
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Amarume, Tsuruoka, Atsumi Onsen, Murakami, Niigata, and Ueno
	■ Rikuu West Line	for Amarume, Furukuchi, and Shinjō

History

The station opened on 24 December 1914.^[2] The station building was rebuilt in 1934 and again in 1960.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	2,213[5]
2005	1,793[6]
2010	1,369[7]
2015	1,224[8]

Surrounding area

• Port of Sakata
• Homma Museum of Art
• National Route 112

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan