Sakakita Station

Sakakita Station 坂北駅
Sakakita Station, November 2006
General information
Location	3887-6 Sakakita, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7601 Japan
Coordinates	36.4307°N 138.0156°E / 36.4307; 138.0156
Elevation	601.0 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinonoi Line
Distance	40.9 km from Shiojiri
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 November 1927
Passengers
FY2015	136
Services
Preceding station 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 Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Sakakita Station Sakakita Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)