Operated by JR East Rebuilt 2016 Tracks 2 | Line(s) ■ Joban Line Opened 10 November 1897 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Status Operation suspended since March 2011 Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=732 Similar | ||
Sakamoto Station (坂元駅, Sakamoto-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is closed following severe damage in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami when the building and platform were severely damaged. It is scheduled to reopen at a new location in December 2016.
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Lines
Sakamoto Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 321.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
Sakamoto Station had a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.
History
Sakamoto Station opened on November 10, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Services on the Joban Line between Hamayoshida Station and Soma Station have been suspended due to damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The station is scheduled to reopen at a new location further inland on 10 December 2016.