Sagoshi Station

Railway station in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

■ Uetsu Main Line
■ Rikuu West Line

Distance160.4 km from NiitsuPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=741HistoryOpened24 December 1914PassengersFY2012190 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kita-Amarume towards Niitsu		Uetsu Main Line		Higashi-Sakata towards Akita
Kita-Amarume towards Shinjō		Rikuu West Line Local		Higashi-Sakata towards Sakata

Location
Sagoshi Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Sagoshi Station Sagoshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sagoshi Station (砂越駅, Sagoshi eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sagoshi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is located 160.4 rail kilometers from the starting point of that line at Niitsu Station. Trains of the Rikuu West Line also continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Amarume Station towards Sakata, stopping at this station en route.

Station layout

Sagoshi Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata
	■ Rikuu West Line	for Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Akita
	■ Rikuu West Line	for Shinjō and Furukuchi

History

Sagoshi Station opened on December 24, 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.