Sakata Station (Shiga)

Location
	Sakata Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Sakata Station Sakata Station (Japan)

Sakata Station

坂田駅
Sakata Station; 坂田駅
JR-West regional rail station
	Sakata Station, November 2020
General information
Location	842 Ukano, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0062; Japan
Coordinates	35°20′10″N 136°17′16″E / 35.336116°N 136.287739°E
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
Location
Location
	Sakata Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Sakata Station Sakata Station (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).

Lines

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.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platform

east	■ Biwako Line	for Maibara and Kyoto
west	■ Biwako Line	for Nagahama, Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Biwako Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Maibara	Local	Tamura

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 636 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Maibara City Sakata Elementary School
Statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo and his wife Chiyo (located in front of the station).

References

^ "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.

External links

Media related to Sakata Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons

JR West official home page

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[1] "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.

[2] "「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.

[Hikone2019stats-3] 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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