Ugo-Sakai Station
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Ugo-Sakai Station 羽後境駅 | |||||
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 Ugo-Sakai Station in September 2005 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Noda, Kyōwa, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 271.9 kilometers from Fukushima | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1904 | ||||
| Previous names | Sakai (until 1919) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 237 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
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
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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yokote and Akita |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Mineyoshikawa | Local | Ōbarino | ||
History
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.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 237 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Former Kyōwa town hall
- Kyōwa post office
References
- ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 534. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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