Ugo-Sakai Station

Ugo-Sakai Station
羽後境駅

Ugo-Sakai Station
Location Noda, Kyōwa, Daisen, Akita
(秋田県大仙市協和境字野田)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
History
Opened 1904
Previous names Sakai (until 1919)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012) 249 daily

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 Ōmagari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
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.

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 534. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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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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