Tsugaru-Yunosawa Station

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Tsugaru-Yunosawa Station
津軽湯の沢駅
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
City Hirakawa
Neighborhood etc. Ikarigaseki
Postal code038 - 0101
(in Japanese)青森県平川市碇ヶ関折橋10
History
Year opened 1949
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line

Tsugaru-Yunosawa Station (津軽湯の沢駅 Tsugaru-Yunosawa eki) is a railway station on the JR East northern Ōu Main Line located in the city of Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is 422.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station.

History

Tsugaru-Yunosawa Station was opened on June 1, 1949 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). It has been unattended since October 1, 1971. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Lines

Station layout

Tsugaru-Yunosawa Station has opposed side platforms, connected to the small station building by an underpass. The tracks are located on a hillside, with station building located at a lower level. The station is located in a rural area with few houses, but is near the Yunosawa Onsen (hot spring) resorts.

Platforms

1 Ōu Main Line For.Namioka and Aomori
2 Ōu Main Line For.Ōdate and Akita

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Ōu Main Line
Jimba   Local (各駅停車)   Ikarigaseki

See also

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

Coordinates: 40°26′31.32″N 140°37′56.07″E / 40.4420333°N 140.6322417°E / 40.4420333; 140.6322417


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