Sakamachi Station 1.97

is a railway station in Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).LinesSakamachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 48.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also a terminus for the 90.7 kilometer Yonesaka Line.HistorySakamachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1963. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 734 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).Surrounding area Sakamachi Post OfficeNiigata Prefectural Sakamachi Hospital