Sakamachi Station 坂町駅
Sakamachi Station, August 2013
General information
Location	Sakamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-3132 Japan
Coordinates	38°7′13.33″N 139°26′49.42″E / 38.1203694°N 139.4470611°E / 38.1203694; 139.4470611
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line ■ Yonesaka Line
Distance	48.0 km from Niitsu Station
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=729
History
Opened	1 November 1914
Passengers
FY2015	734 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nakajō towards Kogota Inaho Murakami towards Onagawa Hirakida towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Hirabayashi towards Akita Terminus Yonesaka Line Echigo-Ōshima towards Yonezawa
Location
Sakamachi Station Location within Japan

Sakamachi Station (坂町駅, Sakamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sakamachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 48.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also a terminus for the 90.7 kilometer Yonesaka Line. Services on the Yonesaka Line between here and Imaizumi station have been suspended since summer 2022 due to rainstorm damage. A replacement bus service is currently in operation.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Sakamachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1963. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 717 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Sakamachi Post Office
• Niigata Prefectural Sakamachi Hospital