Sagae Station

Sagae Station (寒河江駅, Sagae eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sagae Station

寒河江駅
Sagae Station in 2005
Location1-1, Honchō 1-chōme, Sagae-shi, Yamagata-ken 991-0031
Japan
Coordinates38°22′18″N 140°16′31″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Aterazawa Line
Distance15.3 km from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 December 1921
Passengers
FY2018905
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nishi-Sagae
toward Aterazawa
 Aterazawa Line Minami-Sagae
toward Yamagata
Location
Sagae Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Sagae Station
Sagae Station (Japan)

Lines

Sagae Station is served by the Aterazawa Line, and is located 15.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kita-Yamagata Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with a single island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Aterazawa Line for Uzen-Nagasaki and Yamagata
2 ■ Aterazawa Line for Uzen-Takamatsu and Aterazawa

History

Sagae Station began operation on 11 December 1921.[1] With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Sagae City Hall
  • Sagae Post Office
  • Sagae Chubu Elementary School
  • Sagae Elementary School

See also

References
  1. JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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