Hachirōgata Station

Hachirōgata Station
八郎潟駅
Hachirōgata Station (July 2004)
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
District Minamiakita
Town Hachirōgata
Neighborhood etc. 85-2 Nakada
Postal code018-1614
(in Japanese)秋田県南秋田郡八郎潟町中田85-2
History
Year opened 1902
Former names Gojome Station
Hitoichi Station
Present name since 1965
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Statistics 912 passengers/day (FY2010)

Hachirōgata Station (八郎潟駅 Hachirōgata-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Hachirōgata, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hachirōgata Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 327.5 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Hachirōgata Station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an overpass. Hachirōgata Station is a simple consignment station.

Platforms

1 ■Ōu Main Line for Ōdate and Higashi-Noshiro
2 ■Ōu Main Line for Oiwake and Akita
3 ■Ōu Main Line starting trains

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Ikawa-Sakura Akebono Moritake
Ikawa-Sakura   Rapid   Moritake
Ikawa-Sakura   Local   Koikawa

History

Hachirōgata Station opened on August 1, 1902[1] as Gojome Station (五城目駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was renamed Hitoichi Station (一日市駅) on November 1, 1921. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1965, and a new station building was completed in December of the same year. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

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Coordinates: 39°56′50.6″N 140°4′42.24″E / 39.947389°N 140.0784000°E