Jūniko Station
Jūniko Station 十二湖駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aomori (See other stations in Aomori) |
| District | Nishitsugaru |
| Town | Fukaura |
| Neighborhood etc. | Matsugami Shimo-Hamamatsu 32 |
| Postal code | 038 - 2206 |
| (in Japanese) | 青森県西津軽郡深浦町大字松神字下浜松32 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1987 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Gonō Line |
Jūniko Station (十二湖駅 Jūniko-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Gonō Line located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 46.6 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.
History
Jūniko Station was opened on September 15, 1959 as the Jūniko Signal Stop. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East, and was elevated in status to that of a full station; however, initially only the express Resort Shirakami stopped at the station. As of February 1, 1988 all normal local trains began to service the station. The station building was completed on March 19, 2005.
Lines
Station layout
Jūniko Station has a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic use. The station is unattended, and is managed from Fukaura Station. The current station building was built by former Iwasaki Village to encourage tourism to the Jūniko Lakes.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonō Line | ||||
| Matsukami | Local | Mutsu-Iwasaki | ||
Surrounding area
The Jūniko Lakes are part of the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park.
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
External links
- JR East station information page (Japanese)
Coordinates: 40°33′05.63″N 139°56′31.01″E / 40.5515639°N 139.9419472°E