Ugo-Sakai Station

Coordinates: 39°37′7.2″N 140°19′14.6″E / 39.618667°N 140.320722°E / 39.618667; 140.320722
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Ugo-Sakai Station

羽後境駅
Ugo-Sakai Station in December 2018
General information
LocationNoda-128-1 Kyōwasakai, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-2411
Japan
Coordinates39°37′7.2″N 140°19′14.6″E / 39.618667°N 140.320722°E / 39.618667; 140.320722
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance271.9 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1904
Previous namesSakai (until 1919)
Passengers
FY2018197 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mineyoshikawa
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Ōbarino
towards Aomori
Location
Ugo-Sakai Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Ugo-Sakai Station
Ugo-Sakai Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Ugo-Sakai Station is located in Japan
Ugo-Sakai Station
Ugo-Sakai Station
Ugo-Sakai Station (Japan)

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  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.

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