Mutsu-Ichikawa Station Explained

Mutsu-Ichikawa Station
Native Name:陸奥市川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Regional rail station
Address:Ichikawamachi, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 039-2241
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.5632°N 141.4393°W
Line: Aoimori Railway Line
Platforms:1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks:3
Distance:32.8 km from
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:November 11, 1944
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.

Lines

Mutsu-Ichikawa Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, one stop away from Hachinohe Station,[1] and is 32.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Metoki Station. It is 650.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Mutsu Ichikawa Station has a one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only tracks 1 and 3 are in use, and the rails for track 2 have been pulled up, giving the station an effective structure of two opposed side platforms. The small station building is unmanned.

Platforms

History

Mutsu-Ichikawa Station was opened on November 5, 1926 as the on the Tōhoku Main Line. It was elevated in status to a full station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR), on November 11, 1944 and given its present name at the same time. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in October 1971, and the station has been managed from Hachinohe Station since February 1985. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010. The station has been unattended since 1999.

Surrounding area

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: January 19, 2024 . ぶらり!民鉄の旅 青い森鉄道 陸奥市川駅 . 2024-06-29 . Topo TV . Japanese.