Mutsu-Yokohama Station Explained

Mutsu-Yokohama Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸奥横浜駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jre
Address:Tatenoshiro 21, Yokohama-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-4133
Country:Japan
Coordinates:41.0867°N 141.2499°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōminato Line
Distance:30.1 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Unattended
Opened:20 March 1921
Passengers:70 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

Mutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station.[2] It is also served by the Shimokita express train service connecting with

Station layout

The station has a single unnumbered island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The platform is connected to the small station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[2] [1]

Platforms

History

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973.[3] With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

In popular culture

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was the setting of episode 18 and the final episode of the TV anime series Clannad-After Story broadcast from 2008 to 2009. The series also featured the rapeseed fields of Yokohama, and continues to draw fans to the station.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 陸奥横浜駅. Mutsu-Yokohama 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.
  3. Book: Ishino . Satoshi . 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 . 1998 . JTB . 978-4-533-02980-6 . 510. Japanese.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_09.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 April 2020.