Yotsugoya Station Explained

Yotsugoya Station
Native Name:四ツ小屋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR East
Address:Yanagibayashi-49 Yotsugoyakoaji, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 010-1418
Country:Japan
Distance:292.3 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yotsugoya Station

is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Akita Shinkansen trains run through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

Platforms

History

Yotsugoya Station was opened on 16 August 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2004.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 127. 4-533-00503-9.