Minami-Sakaide Station Explained

Minami-Sakaide Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:南酒出駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Minami-Sakaide Funaoka Kubo 903-1, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0132
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.4774°N 140.4986°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Suigun Line
Distance:2.5 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:September 1, 1935
Former:Hitachi-Sakaide (until 1953)
Map Type:Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Minami-Sakaide Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Minami-Sakaide Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 2.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

History

Minami-Sakaide Station opened on September 1, 1935 as . Operations were suspended from August 10, 1941 to February 1, 1953 when the station was renamed to its present name. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

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