Sakamoto Station 坂元駅
The rebuilt elevated station in June 2016
General information
Location	Sakamoto Yamamoto-cho, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2111 Japan
Coordinates	37°55′27.7″N 140°54′3.9″E / 37.924361°N 140.901083°E / 37.924361; 140.901083
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Joban Line
Distance	321.2 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=732
History
Opened	10 November 1897
Rebuilt	2016
Passengers
FY2018	248
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinchi towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Yamashita towards Sendai
Location
Sakamoto Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Sakamoto Station Sakamoto Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sakamoto Station (坂元駅, Sakamoto-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The original station was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and was relocated to a new location in December 2016.

Lines

Sakamoto Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 321.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station had a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is now an elevated station with a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is located underneath. The station is staffed.

History

Sakamoto Station opened on November 10, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Services on the Jōban Line between Hamayoshida Station and Soma Station were suspended due to damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The station reopened at a new location 1100 meters further inland on 10 December 2016.^[1][2]。

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

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  The former station building in January 2008
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  The station building and platform in May 2011 after the tsunami

Surrounding area

• National Route 6
• Former Sakamoto town hall