Tomabechi Station Explained

Tomabechi Station
Native Name:苫米地駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Regional rail station
Address:Tomabechi, Nanbu-machi, Sannohe-gun, Aomori-ken 039-0802
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.4669°N 141.375°W
Line: Aoimori Railway Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:18.2 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:August 15, 1961
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

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

Lines

Tomabechi Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 18.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Metoki Station. It is 635.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Tomabechi Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Tomabechi Station was opened on August 15, 1961 as a station of the Tohoku Main Line on the Japan National Railways (JNR). Freight operations were discontinued from April 1962. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It came under the control of the Aoimori Railway Line on December 1, 2002.

Surrounding area

See also