Konoura Station

Konoura Station
金浦駅
Konoura Station
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Nikaho
Neighborhood etc. 94 Junibayashi, Konoura
Postal code0180311
(in Japanese)秋田県にかほ市金浦字十二林94
History
Year opened 1922
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Statistics 311 passengers/day (FY2010)
There is a bus stop near this station

Konoura Station (金浦駅 Konoura eki) is a JR East railway station located in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Konoura Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 209.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Konoura Station has a side platform and an island platform connected by an overpass, serving three tracks. The station building also includes the Nikaho City Library.

Platforms

1 Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Akita
2 Uetsu Main Line for Kisakata and Sakata
3 Uetsu Main Line passing track

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Kisakata - Nikaho

History

Konoura Station opened on June 30, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 39°15′21.3″N 139°55′12.9″E / 39.255917°N 139.920250°E