Shimokita Station
Shimokita Station 下北駅 | |
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| Shimokita Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aomori (See other stations in Aomori) |
| City | Mutsu |
| Neighborhood etc. | Shimokita 4-13 |
| Postal code | 035 - 0061 |
| (in Japanese) | 青森県むつ市下北町4-13 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1939 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ōminato Line |
Shimokita Station (下北駅 Shimokita-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Ōminato Line located in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 55.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station. It was the terminal station for the Shimokita Kotsu Company's Ōhata Line, which was discontinued in 2000 and replaced by a bus line.
History
Shimokita Station was opened on December 6, 1939 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of December 1, 1983. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station building was completely rebuilt in 2009.
Lines
Station layout
Shimokita Station has a single island platform, of which only one side is in use, serving bidirectional traffic. The other side of the platform was formerly used for the now-defunct Ōhata Line. The station building is manned, and has a “Green Window” service counter as well as an automatic ticket machine.
Platforms
| 2 | ■Ōminato Line | For Noheji and Aomori For.Ōminato |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōminato Line | ||||
| Akagawa | Local (各駅停車) | Ōminato | ||
References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
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Coordinates: 41°16′59.55″N 141°11′23.50″E / 41.2832083°N 141.1898611°E