title: Sakunami Station
text: # Sakunami Station
  
  Sakunami Station (作並駅, Sakunami-eki) is a railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Sakunami Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 28.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Sakunami Station has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
  
  ## Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Senzan Line | for Yamadera, Yamagata |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2, 3 | ■ Senzan Line | for Ayashi, Kita-Yamagata and Sendai |
  
  ## History
  
  Sakunami Station opened on 30 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2008.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Sakunami Onsen
  