Ugo-Sakai Station 羽後境駅
Ugo-Sakai Station in December 2018
General information
Location	Noda-128-1 Kyōwasakai, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-2411 Japan
Coordinates	39°37′7.2″N 140°19′14.6″E / 39.618667°N 140.320722°E / 39.618667; 140.320722
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	271.9 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 21, 1904
Previous names	Sakai (until 1919)
Passengers
FY2018	197 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mineyoshikawa towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Ōbarino towards Aomori
Location
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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. The station is attended.

Platforms

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.^[2]。

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Former Kyōwa town hall
• Kyōwa post office