Sagae Station (寒河江駅, Sagae eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sagae Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 15.3 km (9.5 mi) from the start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 9 km (5.6 mi) from Aterazawa. The preceding station of Minami-Sagae is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) away and the following station of Nishi-Sagae is 1.1 km (0.68 mi) away.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station has a siding for vehicle storage and an inspection and repair shed. The Aterazawa Line vehicles and crews operate from this station. The station has many accessibility features such as elevators, Mobility scooter access, wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and a Braille Fare table.

Platforms

1	■ Aterazawa Line	for Yamagata
2		for Aterazawa

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  Ticket Gate, September 2023
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  Platform, September 2023
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  Station Sign, August 2021

History

Sagae Station began operation on 11 December 1921. The station briefly acted as the terminus of the Aterazawa line until the line was extended to Aterazawa Station, the current Terminus, the following year. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in 2005.

The Station will start accepting Suica Cards in Spring 2024, with the extension of the Sendai area Suica zone to Yamagata Prefecture.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 799 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000:

Passenger statistics
Year	Average Daily Boarding Passengers	Year	Average Daily Boarding Passengers	Year	Average Daily Boarding Passengers
2000	1,112	2010	920	2020	736
2001	865	2011	889	2021	772
2002	931	2012	920	2022	799
2003	947	2013	949
2004	986	2014	886
2005	960	2015	914
2006	945	2016	935
2007	944	2017	931
2008	985	2018	905
2009	963	2019	875

Surrounding area

• Sagae City Hall
• Sagae Post Office
• Sagae Chubu Elementary School
• Sagae Elementary School
• Sagae Onsen

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan