Yokote Station
Yokote Station 横手駅 | |
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| Yokote Station in 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Akita (See other stations in Akita) |
| City | Yokote |
| Neighborhood etc. | 5-1, Ekimae-chō |
| Coordinates | 39°18′36.8″N 140°33′38″E / 39.310222°N 140.56056°ECoordinates: 39°18′36.8″N 140°33′38″E / 39.310222°N 140.56056°E |
| Postal code | 013-0036 |
| (in Japanese) | 秋田県横手市駅前町5-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1905 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ōu Main Line Kitakami Line |
| Statistics | 1,427 passengers/day (2010) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Yokote Station (横手駅 Yokote-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Yokote Station is served by both the Kitakami Line and the Ōu Main Line. It is a terminal station for the Kitakami Line and is located 61.1 rail km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kitakami Station. It is located 228.3 rail km from the terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Yokote Station has a single island platform and two opposed side platforms serving four tracks, although Platform 4 is not normally in use. The platforms are connected by an overpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kitakami Line | for Kitakami |
| 2 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Yuzawa and Shinjō |
| 3 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Ōmagari and Akita |
| 4 | ■None | not in use |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Jūmonji | Rapid (Only go to Akita, a train per day) |
Ōmagari | ||
| Yanagita | Local | Gosannen | ||
| Kitakami Line | ||||
| Yabitsu | Local | Terminus | ||
History
Yokote Station opened on June 15, 1905 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Yokote, Akita. The Yokosho Railway began operations to the station on August 18, 1918 and the predecessor to the Kitakami line began operations from October 10, 1920. A new station building was completed in November 1924, but was destroyed in American air raids on July 15 and August 5, 1945. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Yokosho Line ceased operations on April 20, 1971. A new station building was completed in April 1978. All freight operations were discontinued from November 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987 and freight operations were resumed until March 1996.A new station building was opened in October 2011.
Surrounding area
- East side
- Yokote City Office
- West side
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Route 13 Yokote Bypass - Hiraka General Hospital
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yokote Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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