Sakata_Station_(Shiga)
Sakata Station (Shiga)
Railway station in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Sakata Station (坂田駅, Sakata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Sakata Station 坂田駅  | |||||
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| JR-West regional rail station | |||||
Sakata Station, November 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 842 Ukano, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0062 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35.336116°N 136.287739°E / 35.336116; 136.287739 | ||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||
| Line(s) |  Biwako Line | ||||
| Distance | 2.4 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | JR-A11 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 September 1931 | ||||
| Closed | 1940-1954 | ||||
| Previous names | Hoshoji (to 1954) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 626 daily | ||||
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Sakata Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 2.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
| east | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
| west | ■ Biwako Line | for Nagahama, Tsuruga |
The station opened on September 15, 1931 as Hoshoji Station (法性寺駅, Hoshoji-eki) on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on November 1, 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on August 1, 1954 under the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. The station was relocated 200 meters towards Maibara and the platforms lengthened in 1991.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sakata being assigned station number JR-A11.[1][2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 636 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
- Maibara City Sakata Elementary School
- Statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo and his wife Chiyo (located in front of the station).
- "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- 彦根市統計（令和2年版） 第10章 運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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