Kominato Station
Kominato Station 小湊駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aomori (See other stations in Aomori) |
| District | Higashitsugaru |
| Town | Hiranai |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kominato |
| Postal code | 039-3321 |
| (in Japanese) | 青森県東津軽郡平内町大字小湊 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1891 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Aoimori Railway |
| Line(s) | Aoimori Railway Line |
Kominato Station (小湊駅 Kominato-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line located in the town of Hiranai, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 27.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Aoimori Railway Line at Aomori Station.
History
Kominato Station was opened on September 1, 1891 as a station on the Nippon Railway. It became a station on the Tōhoku Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR), after the nationalization of the Nippon Railway on November 1, 1906. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in February 1962. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). From April 1, 2004 it had been operated by Jaster Co., Ltd., with ticketing window for ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines.
The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.
Lines
- Aoimori Railway Company
Station layout
Kominato Station has an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks, connected the station building by an overpass. However, only tracks 1 and 3 are in use, and the rails for track 2 are used only as a siding, giving the station an effective structure of two opposed side platforms. The station building is attended, and has a Green Window service counter.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | For Aomori |
| 2 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | (siding) |
| 3 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | For Hachinohe |
Bus services
- Shimokita Bus
- For Higashi-Tazawa via Asadokoro and Higashitaki
- For Inaoi via Nakano and Moura
- For Matsunoki via Soto-Dōshi
- For Karibassawa via Shimizugawa
- For Asamushi-Onsen via Nakano
Surrounding area
- Kominato Post office
- Hiranai town office
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoimori Railway Line | ||||
| Shimizugawa | - | Nishi-Hiranai | ||
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References
- JTB Timetable December 2010 issue
External links
- Station information by Aoimori Railway (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 40°55′46.86″N 140°57′14.06″E / 40.9296833°N 140.9539056°E