title: Sanukimachi Station
text: # Sanukimachi Station
  
  Sanukimachi Station (佐貫町駅, Sanukimachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Sanukimachi Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and is located 50.7 km from the starting point of the line at Soga Station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Uchibō Line | For Tateyama, Awa-Kamogawa |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Uchibō Line | For Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Chiba |
  
  ## History
  
  Sanukimachi Station was opened on January 15, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 211 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 127
  * National Route 465
  * Sanuki Middle School
  