Kita-Tokiwa Station Explained

Kita-Tokiwa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:北常盤駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tokiwa, Fujisaki-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-1214
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:456.6 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Opened:20 December 1924
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:421 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the town of Fujisaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Tokiwa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 455.6 km from the southern terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

History

Kita-Tokiwa Station opened on 20 December 1924 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 421 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Station vicinity

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 January 2020.