Akagawa Station
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Akagawa Station (赤川駅, Akagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Akagawa Station 赤川駅 | |||||||||||
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Akagawa Station in September 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 8 Akagawa-cho, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0044 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°16′4.60″N 141°12′33.49″E / 41.2679444°N 141.2093028°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōminato Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 53.2 km from Noheji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 25, 1921 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tanabu (until 1941) | ||||||||||
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Akagawa Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Akagawa Station Akagawa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Akagawa Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 53.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Noheji Station.
Station layout edit
The station has one ground-level side platform serving single bidirectional track. The station is unmanned, and has no station building, but only a simple rain shelter on the platform.
History edit
The station was opened on September 25, 1921, as Tanabu Station (田名部駅). It was renamed Akagawa Station on December 1, 1941. All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1972, after which time the station was unattended.[citation needed] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
External links edit
Media related to Akagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)