Tanesashi-Kaigan Station

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station
種差海岸駅
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
City Hachinohe
Neighborhood etc. Samecho-aze Tanekubo
Postal code031 - 0841
(in Japanese)青森県八戸市大字鮫町字棚久保
History
Year opened 1924
Former name Tanesashi Station
Present name since 2002
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station (種差海岸駅 Tanesashi-Kaigan-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Hachinohe Line located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 19.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Hachinohe Line at Hachinohe Station.

History

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station was opened on November 10, 1924 as Tanesashi Station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued as of October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since November 16, 1982. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It was renamed on December 1, 2002 to its current name.

Lines

Station layout

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station has one side platform serving bidirectional traffic, with a small shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Hachinohe Line
Mutsu-Shirahama   Local (各駅停車)   Ōkuki

See also

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External links

Coordinates: 40°30′25.26″N 141°36′26.37″E / 40.5070167°N 141.6073250°E