Yanagita Station

Yanagita Station
柳田駅

Yanagita Station
Location 175, Yanagida Aza Yanagita, Yokote, Akita
(秋田県横手市柳田字柳田175)
Japan
Coordinates 39°16′35″N 140°33′14.2″E / 39.27639°N 140.553944°E / 39.27639; 140.553944Coordinates: 39°16′35″N 140°33′14.2″E / 39.27639°N 140.553944°E / 39.27639; 140.553944
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
History
Opened 1926

Yanagita Station (柳田駅 Yanagita-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Yanagita Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 224.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1  Ōu Main Line for Yuzawa and Shinjō
2  Ōu Main Line for Yokote and Akita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Daigo Local Yokote

History

Yanagita Station opened on November 7, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Yokote. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

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