Yanagita Station

Yanagita Station (柳田駅) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines
Yanagita Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 224.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

History
Yanagita Station opened on November 7, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Sakae. JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

The station building was replaced by a temporary structure in August 2017, with a new building completed in December 2017.

Surrounding area

 * Sakae Elementary School
 * for Sakae village hall