Sakakita Station
SN10 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 | JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SN Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 40.9 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | SN10 | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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. Station numbering introduced on the line from February 2025, with the station being assigned number SN10.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- former Sakakita village office
- Sakakita Post Office
- Sakakita Elementary School
- National Route 403
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ＪＲ東日本長野支社管内へ「駅ナンバリング」を拡大します" (PDF). East Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ 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)