Sakakita Station
Railway station in Chikuhoku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Sakakita Station (坂北駅, Sakakita-eki) is a train station in the village of Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastSN10 Sakakita Station 坂北駅 | |||||||||||||||
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Sakakita Station, July 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3887-6 Sakakita, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7601 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.4307°N 138.0156°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 601.0 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line |  Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 40.9 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | SN10 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1927 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 136 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Sakakita Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 40.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station is a Kan'i itaku station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 3 | ■ Shinonoi Line | (siding) |
History
Sakakita Station opened on 3 November 1927.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Station numbering introduced on the line from February 2025, with the station being assigned number SN10.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- former Sakakita village office
- Sakakita Post Office
- Sakakita Elementary School
National Route 403
