Ugo-Sakai Station
Ugo-Sakai Station 羽後境駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ugo-Sakai Station in December 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Noda-128-1 Kyōwasakai, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-2411 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°37′7.2″N 140°19′14.6″E / 39.618667°N 140.320722°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 271.9 kilometers from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 21, 1904 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sakai (until 1919) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 197 daily | ||||||||||
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Ugo-Sakai Station (羽後境駅, Ugo-Sakai-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Daisen, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.
Lines
[edit]Ugo-Sakai Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 271.9 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The tracks of the Akita Shinkansen run parallel to the outside of the track on Platform 2. The station is attended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yokote and Ōmagari |
History
[edit]Ugo-Sakai Station opened on August 21, 1904, as Sakai Station (境駅, Sakai-eki).[1] It was renamed Ugo-Sakai Station on July 1, 1919.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in February 2004.[2]。
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Former Kyōwa town hall
- Kyōwa post office
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 534. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "奥羽線羽後境駅を改装 地元産の杉を使用". Kotsu Shimbun. 交通新聞社. 2 March 2004. p. 3.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
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- JR East Station information (in Japanese)