Sawame Station Explained

Sawame Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:沢目駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Minehama-aze Teranoato 1-22, Happō-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2501
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Gonō Line
Distance:14.1 km from
Elevation:19.1 meters
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Opened:April 26, 1926
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station located in the town of Happō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sawame Station is served by the 147.2km (91.5miles) Gonō Line, and is located 14.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

History

Sawame Station was opened on April 26, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the village of Sawame, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been managed by JR East.

Surrounding area

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