Mutsu-Morita Station Explained

Mutsu-Morita Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸奥森田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tokomai Midorino 11, Morita-chō, Tsugaru-shi, Aomori-ken 038-2817
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.7818°N 140.339°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Gonō Line
Distance:114.5 kilometers from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Staffed
Opened:November 11, 1924
Passengers:80 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station located in the city of Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is a kan'i itaku station, administered by Goshogawara Station, and operated by Tsugaru municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).

Lines

Mutsu-Morita Station is served by the Gonō Line. It is 114.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

Mutsu-Morita Station has a dual opposed ground-level side platforms, but one platform is not in use, and the other serves bi-directional traffic. The station building is attended during normal daylight operating hours.

Platforms

History

Mutsu-Morita Station was opened on November 11, 1924 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) in former Morita Village. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 80 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_09.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016). 2017. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 1 January 2018.