Sakakita Station

Sakakita Station
坂北駅
Sakakita Station, November 2006
Location 3887-6 Sakakita, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7601
Japan
Elevation 601.0 meters
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Shinonoi Line
Distance 40.9 km from Shiojiri
Platforms 1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 3 November 1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 136
Location
Sakakita Station
Location within 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.

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. 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)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shinonoi Line
Nishijō - Hijirikōgen

History

Sakakita Station opened on 3 November 1927. 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).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 36°25′51″N 138°00′56″E / 36.4307°N 138.0156°E / 36.4307; 138.0156

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