Ugo-Sakai Station Explained

Ugo-Sakai Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:羽後境駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Noda-128-1 Kyōwasakai, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-2411
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:271.9 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:August 21, 1904
Former:Sakai (until 1919)
Passengers:197 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ugo-Sakai Station

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 .[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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II . 534. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. News: 奥羽線羽後境駅を改装 地元産の杉を使用 . Kotsu Shimbun . 交通新聞社 . 2 March 2004 . 3 .
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 21 December 2019.