Sakamoto Station (Miyagi)

Railway station in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

37°55′27.7″N 140°54′3.9″E / 37.924361°N 140.901083°E / 37.924361; 140.901083Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Joban LineDistance321.2 km from NipporiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=732HistoryOpened10 November 1897Rebuilt2016PassengersFY2018248 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Shinchi towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Yamashita towards Sendai

Location
Sakamoto Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Sakamoto Station Sakamoto Station (Japan) Show map of 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]

The former station building in January 2008
The station building and platform in May 2011 after the tsunami

Surrounding area

National Route 6
Former Sakamoto town hall

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.