Sakakita Station

坂北駅
Sakakita Station, November 2006
General information
Location3887-6 Sakakita, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7601
Japan
Coordinates36°25′51″N 138°00′56″E / 36.4307°N 138.0156°E / 36.4307; 138.0156
Elevation601.0 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shinonoi Line
Distance40.9 km from Shiojiri
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 November 1927
Passengers
FY2015136
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nishijō
(limited service)
towards Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Rapid
(limited service)
 Hijiri-Kōgen
towards Nagano
Nishijō
towards Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Local & Rapid Misuzu
Location
Sakakita Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Sakakita Station
Sakakita Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Sakakita Station is located in Japan
Sakakita Station
Sakakita Station
Sakakita Station (Japan)

Sakakita Station (坂北駅, Sakakita-eki) is a train station in the village of Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sakakita Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 40.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station is a Kan'i itaku station.

Platforms

1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shinonoi and Nagano
3 ■ Shinonoi Line (siding)

History

Sakakita Station opened on 3 November 1927.[1] 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • former Sakakita village office
  • Sakakita Post Office
  • Sakakita Elementary School
  • National Route 403

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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