Sakihana Station (咲花駅, Sakihana-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sakihana Station

咲花駅
Sakihana Station, May 2014
General information
LocationSatori, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1615
Japan
Coordinates37°44′06″N 139°17′28″E / 37.7349°N 139.2910°E / 37.7349; 139.2910
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance155.6 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1961
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Maoroshi
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid Agano
Mikawa
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Higashi-Gejō
towards Kōriyama
Location
Sakihana Station is located in Japan
Sakihana Station
Sakihana Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Sakihana Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 155.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

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Former building, September 2004

The station opened on 1 November 1961. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in April 2014.

Surrounding area

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Entrance of Sakihana Onsen
  • Sakihana Onsen
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