Torigata Station

Torigata Station
鳥形駅
Torigata Station
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Noshiro
Neighborhood etc. Sakagata-aze Torigata
Postal code016 - 0011
(in Japanese)秋田県能代市坂形字鳥形
History
Year opened 1960
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line

Torigata Station (鳥形駅 Torigata-eki) is a railway station on the JR East located in the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Torigata Station is served by the Gonō Line and is located 11.2 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.

Station layout

Torigata Station has a single side platform, serving bidirectional traffic. There is no station building, but only a shelter built onto the platform. The unattended station is managed from Noshiro Station.

Platforms

1 Gonō Line for Iwadate and Fukaura
for Higashi-Noshiro


Adjacent stations

«Service»
Gonō Line
Kita-Noshiro - Sawame


History

Torigata Station was opened on December 1, 1960 as a station on the JNR (Japan National Railways). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been managed by JR East.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 40°16′17.2″N 140°2′12.9″E / 40.271444°N 140.036917°E