Sakata Station (Shiga)



Sakata Station (坂田駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Sakata Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 2.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

History
The station opened on September 15, 1931 as Hoshoji Station (法性寺駅) on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on November 1, 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on August 1, 1954 under the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. The station was relocated 200 meters towards Maibara and the platforms lengthened in 1991.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sakata being assigned station number JR-A11.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 636 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Maibara City Sakata Elementary School
 * Statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo and his wife Chiyo (located in front of the station).