Kawabe Station (Aomori)
Kawabe Station 川部駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aomori (See other stations in Aomori) |
| District | Minamitsugaru |
| Village | Inakadate |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kawabe Kami-Nishida 31-2 |
| Postal code | 038 - 1141 |
| (in Japanese) | 青森県南津軽郡田舎館村大字川部字上西田
31-2 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1894 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ōu Main Line Gonō Line |
Kawabe Station (川部駅 Kawabe-eki) is a joint use railway station on the JR East northern Ōu Main Line and Gonō Line located in the town of Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is 453.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station, and is the northern terminus of the Gonō Line.
History
Kawabe Station was opened on December 1, 1894 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways, the predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR) on the Ōu Northern Line. From August 15, 1912, a spur line became operations to Kuroishi, and from September 25, 1918, the Mutsu Railways (present-day Gonō Line) began operations from Kawabe Station. On November 1, 1984, operations on the Kuroishi Line were transferred from JNR to the Konan Railway. All freight operations were discontinued from April 1987. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The Kuroishi Line ceased operations from April 1, 1998.
Lines
Station layout
Kawabe Station has two island platform, serving three tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station is attended during normal working hours, and has a Green Window service counter. The fourth track normally associated with two island platforms has not been in use since April 1, 1998 with the discontinuation of the Kuroishi Line.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Gonō Line | for Goshogawara and Ajigasawa |
| ■Ōu Main Line | for Hirosaki and Aomori (Rapid Fukaura and Resort Shirakami) | |
| 2 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Namioka and Aomori |
| 3 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Hirosaki and Akita |
| ■Gonō Line | for Goshogawara and Ajigasawa (Rapid Fukaura) |
Bus services
- Kōnan Bus
- For Kuroishi Station via Maeda-Yashiki
Surrounding area
- Kawabe-Izumi Post office
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Naijōshi | Local | Kita-Tokiwa | ||
| Gonō Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Fujisaki | ||
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
- JR East station information page (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 40°38′47.82″N 140°31′15.32″E / 40.6466167°N 140.5209222°E