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{{short description|Railway station in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan}}
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[[Image:Sakamotosta.JPG|thumb|Station building]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Sakamoto Station'''|坂元駅|Sakamoto-eki}} is a [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]] [[railway station]] located in [[Yamamoto, Miyagi|Yamamoto]] [[Miyagi Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
| name = Sakamoto Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 坂元駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JRE Sakamoto NewStation 160619.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The rebuilt elevated station in June 2016
| other_name =
| address = Sakamoto Yamamoto-cho, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2111
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|37|55|27.7|N|140|54|3.9|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]]
| line = {{Colorbull|mediumblue}} [[Joban Line]]
| distance = 321.2 km from {{STN|Nippori}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=732}}
| opened = 10 November 1897
| rebuilt = 2016
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 248
| pass_year = FY2018
| map_type = Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Joban|left=Shinchi|right=Yamashita|note-mid=Local-Futsuu}}
}}


{{nihongo|'''Sakamoto Station'''|坂元駅|Sakamoto-eki}} is a [[railway station]] in the town of [[Yamamoto, Miyagi|Yamamoto]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]], Japan, operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East). The original station was severely damaged by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] in March 2011, and was relocated to a new location in December 2016.
==Line==

* [[Jōban Line]]
==Lines==
Sakamoto Station is served by the [[Jōban Line]], and is located 321.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Nippori}} in Tokyo.

==Station layout==
The station had a single [[island platform]] connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is now an elevated station with a single [[side platform]] serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is located underneath. The station is staffed.


==Surrounding area==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
==History==
==History==
Sakamoto Station opened on November 10, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
*November 10, 1897: Station begins operation.


Services on the Jōban Line between [[Hamayoshida Station]] and [[Soma Station]] were suspended due to damage caused by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] on 11 March 2011. The station reopened at a new location 1100 meters further inland on 10 December 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jr-sendai.com/upload-images/2016/07/jobansen.pdf|title=常磐線相馬~浜吉田間の運転再開日の決定について|publisher=東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社 |date=2016-07-28|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jr-sendai.com/upload-images/2016/10/20161012.pdf|title=常磐線相馬~浜吉田間運転再開に伴う営業キロの変更及び運賃の適用等について|publisher=東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社 |date=2016-10-12|accessdate=2016-10-12}}</ref>。
==Adjacent stations==
{{Joban Line}}


==Passenger statistics==
{{coord|37.9286|N|140.9129|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2018stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|year= 2019|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 May 2020}}</ref>


<gallery>
File:Sakamotosta.JPG|The former station building in January 2008
File:Sakamoto Station after Tsunami.JPEG|The station building and platform in May 2011 after the tsunami
</gallery>

==Surrounding area==
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|6}}
* Former Sakamoto town hall

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=732 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Joban Line}}

[[Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Jōban Line]]
[[Category:Jōban Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1897]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897]]
[[Category:Yamamoto, Miyagi]]

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Revision as of 05:04, 14 December 2022

Sakamoto Station

坂元駅
The rebuilt elevated station in June 2016
General information
LocationSakamoto Yamamoto-cho, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2111
Japan
Coordinates37°55′27.7″N 140°54′3.9″E / 37.924361°N 140.901083°E / 37.924361; 140.901083
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Joban Line
Distance321.2 km from Nippori
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=732
History
Opened10 November 1897
Rebuilt2016
Passengers
FY2018248
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shinchi
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Yamashita
towards Sendai
Location
Sakamoto Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Sakamoto Station
Sakamoto Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Sakamoto Station is located in Japan
Sakamoto Station
Sakamoto Station
Sakamoto Station (Japan)

Sakamoto Station (坂元駅, Sakamoto-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The original station was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and was relocated to a new location in December 2016.

Lines

Sakamoto Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 321.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station had a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is now an elevated station with a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is located underneath. The station is staffed.

History

Sakamoto Station opened on November 10, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Services on the Jōban Line between Hamayoshida Station and Soma Station were suspended due to damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The station reopened at a new location 1100 meters further inland on 10 December 2016.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "常磐線相馬~浜吉田間の運転再開日の決定について" (PDF). 東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ^ "常磐線相馬~浜吉田間運転再開に伴う営業キロの変更及び運賃の適用等について" (PDF). 東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.