Akagawa Station Explained

Akagawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:赤川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jre
Address:8 Akagawa-cho, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0044
Country:Japan
Coordinates:41.2679°N 141.2093°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōminato Line
Distance:53.2 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:September 25, 1921
Former:Tanabu (until 1941)
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] [2]

Lines

Akagawa Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 53.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Noheji Station.[2]

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving single bidirectional track. The station is unmanned, and has no station building, but only an enclosed waiting room on the platform.

History

The station was opened on September 25, 1921, as . It was renamed Akagawa Station on December 1, 1941. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 赤川駅. Akagawa Station. 31 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア. 2015 . Kodansha. 4062951754. Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area. Japanese.