Sashimaki Station

Sashimaki Station
刺巻駅
Sashimaki Station
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
Town Semboku
Neighborhood etc. Tazawako-Sashimaki Aze Omichi 242
Postal code014 - 1202
(in Japanese)秋田県仙北市田沢湖刺巻字大道242
History
Year opened 1923
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Tazawako Line

Sashimaki Station (刺巻駅 Sashimaki-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Sashimaki Station is served by the Tazawako Line, and is located 44.4 km from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Sashimaki Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station building is a log cabin. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Tazawako Line for Morioka
for Ōmagari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tazawako Line
Rapid: no stop
Tazawako - Jindai

History

Sashimaki Station opened on August 31, 1923 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), Obonai keiben-sen, serving the village of Obonai, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 1997.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 39°40′7″N 140°41′31.1″E / 39.66861°N 140.691972°E