Yotsugoya Station

Yotsugoya Station
四ツ小屋駅
Yotsugoya Station, August 2012
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Akita
Neighborhood etc. Yotsugoya
Postal code010-1417
(in Japanese)秋田県秋田市四ツ小屋
History
Year opened 1917
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line

Yotsugoya Station (四ツ小屋駅 Yotsugoya-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Yotsugoya Station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by an overpass. The route of the Akita Shinkansen runs through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Ōu Main Line for Akita
2 Ōu Main Line for Ōmagari and Yokote

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Wada   Local   Akita

History

Yotsugoya Station opened on August 16, 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 2004.

Surrounding area

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

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Coordinates: 39°39′38.8″N 140°8′41.3″E / 39.660778°N 140.144806°E