Sakata Station (Yamagata)
Lines. Sakata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line. It is located 166.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Uetsu Main Line at Niitsu Station. The Rikuu West Line officially terminates at Amarume Station, but most trains continue on to terminate a Sakata Station, which is 55.2 kilometers from the eastern terminus of that line at Shinjō Station. The following limited express services also stop at this station. Discontinued Station layout. Sakata Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. One portion of the side platform is cut to form  a partial bay platform, allowing the two platforms to serve four tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency. History. The station opened on 24 December 1914. The station building was rebuilt in 1934 and again in 1960. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.