Mokichi Kinenkan-mae Station

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
茂吉記念館前駅
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station, October 2005
Location
Prefecture Yamagata
(See other stations in Yamagata)
City Kaminoyama
Neighborhood etc. 1421, Kitamachi Aza Benten
Coordinates38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E / 38.171022°N 140.297925°ECoordinates: 38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E / 38.171022°N 140.297925°E
Postal code999-3131
(in Japanese)山形県上山市北町字弁天1421
History
Year opened 1952
Former name Kitakaminoyama Station
Present name since 1992
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
There are no bus services at this station

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (茂吉記念館前駅 Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It takes its name after the Mokichi Saitō Memorial Museum.

Lines

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 77.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station has two opposed side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Ōu Main Line for Yamagata and Shinjō
2 Ōu Main Line for Kaminoyamaonsen, Akayu, and Yonezawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
Kaminoyama Onsen - Zaō

History

The station opened on 5 December 1952 as Kitakaminoyama Station (北上ノ山駅 Kitakaminoyama eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1992.

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is of rice paddies and small rural communities.

References

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