Noshiro Station

Noshiro Station
能代駅
Noshiro Station, August 2005
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Noshiro
Neighborhood etc. 14-40 Motomachi
Postal code016-0831
(in Japanese)秋田県能代市元町14-40
History
Year opened 1908
Former name Noshiromachi Station
Present name since 1909
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Statistics 700 passengers/day (FY2010)

Noshiro Station (能代駅 Noshiro-eki) is a railway station in Noshiro, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Noshiro Station is served by the Gonō Line, and is 3.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro Station

Station layout

Noshiro Station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1 Gonō Line for Iwadate and Fukaura
for Higashi-Noshiro (Starting services)
2 Gonō Line for Higashi-Noshiro

History

Noshiro Station opened on 1 July 1908[1] as Noshiromachi Station (能代駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was renamed to its present name on 1 November 1909. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

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Coordinates: 40°12′23.6″N 140°1′58.6″E / 40.206556°N 140.032944°E