Tsugaru-Hamana Station Explained

Tsugaru-Hamana Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:津軽浜名駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:370 Imabestu Nishida, Imabetsu-machi, Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1502
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Tsugaru Line
Distance:52.7 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:December 10, 1960
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tsugaru Line located in the town of Imabetsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is the closest station to the Honshu portal of the Seikan Tunnel.

Lines

Tsugaru-Hamana Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 52.7km (32.7miles) from the starting point of the line at . As of August 2022 service has been suspended due to damage caused by heavy rainfall, and there are no plans to restore service.[1]

Station layout

Tsugaru-Hamana Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Tsugaru-Hamana Station was opened on December 10, 1960 as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Train Status Information JR-EAST . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240129130508/https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/tohoku.aspx . 2024-01-29 . 2024-01-29 . JR-EAST - East Japan Railway Company . en.