Ringō Station Explained

Ringō Station
Native Name:梨郷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Takehara, Nan'yō, Yamagata
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.0573°N 140.0981°W
Operator:Yamagata Railway
Line:Flower Nagai Line
Opened:1913
Passengers:24 daily
Pass Year:FY 2011

is a railway station in Nan'yō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway.

Lines

Ringō Station is a station on the Flower Nagai Line, and is located 6.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Akayu Station.

Station layout

Ringō Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Ringō Station opened on 26 October 1913.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, and became a station on the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988.[2] A new station building in the style of a log cabin was completed in July 1999.

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 今昔物語-梨郷駅 . Yamagata Railway Co., Ltd. . July 9, 2022 . Japanese.
  2. Web site: 長井線の歴史 . History of the Nagai Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117120105/https://flower-liner.jp/about/history/ . 17 January 2024 . 8 February 2024 . flower-liner.jp . ja.