Innai Station Explained

Innai Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:院内駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kozawa-115 Kamiinnai Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 019-0111
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:194.4 kilometers from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:October 21, 1904
Passengers:47
Pass Year:FY2007
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Innai Station

is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Innai Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 194.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Innai Station opened on October 21, 1904, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station has been unattended since December 1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The original station building was destroyed by a fire on February 2, 1988. The current building, completed in March 1989, also serves as a local history museum.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2007, the station was used by an average of 47 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Innai Station is located in the small hamlet of Innai, in the Ogachi area of southern Yuzawa City. Innai itself has few businesses, though central Ogachi, just to the north, has many. About 12 kilometers to the SE lies Akinomiya Onsen, a popular hot spring resort area.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2007_05.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 21 December 2019.