Sakaiminato Station

Location
	Sakaiminato Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Sakaiminato Station Sakaiminato Station (Japan)

Sakaiminato Station

境港さかいみなと駅えき
Sakaiminato Station; 境港さかいみなと駅えき
	Sakaiminato Station building
General information
Location	1-28, Taishō-machi, Sakaiminato-shi, Tottori-ken 684-0004; Japan
Coordinates	35°32′42.53″N 133°13′21.58″E / 35.5451472°N 133.2226611°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	C Sakai Line
Distance	17.9 km (11.1 miles) from Yonago
Platforms	1 bay platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1902
Previous names	Sakai (until 1919)
Passengers
2018	874 daily
Location
Location
	Sakaiminato Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Sakaiminato Station Sakaiminato Station (Japan)

Sakaiminato Station (境港さかいみなと駅えき, Sakaiminato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Sakaiminato Station is the western terminus of the Sakai Line, and is located 17.9 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Yonago.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level bay platform serving two tracks. The station building has a design reminiscent of a lighthouse at the head end. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Sakai Line
Babasakichō	Rapid	Terminus
Babasakichō	Local	Terminus

History

Sakaiminato Station opened on November 1, 1902 as Sakai Station (境さかい駅えき, Sakai-eki). It was renamed July 1, 1918.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 874 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Port of Sakaiminato

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽さんよう・山陰さんいんライン - 全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん』5 鳥取とっとり・出雲いずも・尾道おのみちエリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Sakaiminato Station at Wikimedia Commons

Sakaiminato Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)

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[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽さんよう・山陰さんいんライン - 全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん』5 鳥取とっとり・出雲いずも・尾道おのみちエリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[2] Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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