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Sawame Station

Coordinates: 40°17′45.7″N 140°2′15.9″E / 40.296028°N 140.037750°E / 40.296028; 140.037750
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Sawame Station

沢目駅
Sawame Station, July 2021
General information
LocationMinehama-aze Teranoato 1-22, Happō-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2501
Japan
Coordinates40°17′45.7″N 140°2′15.9″E / 40.296028°N 140.037750°E / 40.296028; 140.037750
Elevation19.1 meters
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Distance14.1 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 26, 1926
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Torigata Gonō Line
Local
Higashi-Hachimori
towards Hirosaki
Location
Sawame Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Sawame Station
Sawame Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Sawame Station is located in Japan
Sawame Station
Sawame Station
Sawame Station (Japan)

Sawame Station (沢目駅, Sawame-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Happō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Sawame Station is served by the 147.2 km (91.5 mi) Gonō Line, and is located 14.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.

Station layout

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The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

History

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Sawame Station was opened on April 26, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the village of Sawame, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been managed by JR East.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  • 五能線ガイドブック [Gono Line Guidebook] (in Japanese). Japan: Mumyosha. 10 April 2002. ISBN 978-4895443074.
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