Sawame Station

Sawame Station 沢目駅
Sawame Station
General information
Location	Minehama-aze Teranoato 1-22, Happō, Yamamoto, Akita （秋田県山本郡八峰町峰浜水沢字寺ノ後1-22） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Gonō Line
History
Opened	1926

Sawame Station (沢目駅, Sawame-eki) is a railway station on the JR East located in the town of Happō, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Sawame Station is served by the Gonō Line and is located 14.1 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.

Station layout

Sawame Station has a single side platform, serving bidirectional traffic. The unattended station is managed from Noshiro Station.

Platforms

1

■ Gonō Line

for Iwadate and Fukaura for Higashi-Noshiro

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Gonō Line
Torigata		-	Higashi-Hachimori

History

Sawame Station was opened on April 26, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the village of Sawame, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been managed by JR East.

Surrounding area

• Minehama Post Office
• Japan National Route 101

External links

• JR East station information page Template:Ja icon