Sakakita Station
Sakakita Station 坂北駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Sakakita Station, November 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3887-6 Sakakita, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7601 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°25′51″N 138°00′56″E / 36.4307°N 138.0156°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 601.0 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 40.9 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2015 | 136 | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 3 | ■ Shinonoi Line | (siding) |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- former Sakakita village office
- Sakakita Post Office
- Sakakita Elementary School
National Route 403
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)