title: Sawame Station
text: # Sawame Station
  
  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
  
  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
  
  The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  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
  
  * National Route 101
  * Minehama Post Office
  