Mukai-Noshiro Station

Mukai-Noshiro Station (向能代駅, Mukai-Noshiro-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noshiro, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Mukai-Noshiro Station 向能代駅
Mukai-Noshiro Station, June 2017
General information
Location	Shimoono Ochiai, Noshiro, Akita 016-0014 Japan
Coordinates	40°13′32.8″N 140°2′21.4″E / 40.225778°N 140.039278°E / 40.225778; 140.039278
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	6.1 kilometers from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 January 1952
Passengers
FY2018	30
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Noshiro towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Local Kita-Noshiro towards Hirosaki
Location
Mukai-Noshiro Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Mukai-Noshiro Station Mukai-Noshiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mukai-Noshiro Station is served by the Gonō Line from Higashi-Noshiro and Kawabe, and is located 6.1 km from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bidirectional line. The station is staffed.

History

The station opened on 25 January 1952.^[1] With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 30 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Akita Prefectural Noshiro Nishi High School

References

1. 各駅情報（向能代駅） [Station Information (Mukai-Noshiro Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

  Media related to Mukai-Noshiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)