Tomine Station

Tomine Station
富根駅
Tomine Station (May 31, 2011)
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Noshiro
Neighborhood etc. 9 Machigashira, Futatsuimachi-Tobune
Postal code018-3121
(in Japanese)秋田県能代市二ツ井町飛根字町頭9
History
Year opened 1907
Rail services
Operator(s) East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Ōu Main Line

Tomine Station (富根駅 Tomine-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Tomine Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 365.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Tomine Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an overpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Ōu Main Line for Ōdate and Hirosaki
2 Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Tsurugata   Ōu Main Line   Futatsui

History

Tomine Station was opened on January 25, 1907 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Futatsui, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station has been unattended since October 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 40°13′4.60″N 140°10′21.25″E / 40.2179444°N 140.1725694°E