Mutsu-Yanagita Station

Mutsu-Yanagita Station (陸奥柳田駅, Mutsu-Yanagita-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mutsu-Yanagita Station

陸奥柳田駅
Mutsu-Yanagita Station in September 2019
General information
LocationYanagita-Miyazaki, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-250
Japan
Coordinates40°44′26.44″N 140°7′24.12″E / 40.7406778°N 140.1233667°E / 40.7406778; 140.1233667
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Distance93.3 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedJune 1, 1953
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kita-Kanegasawa Gonō Line
Local
Mutsu-Akaishi
towards Hirosaki
Location
Mutsu-Yanagita Station is located in Japan
Mutsu-Yanagita Station
Mutsu-Yanagita Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Mutsu-Yanagita Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 93.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

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Mutsu-Yanagita Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended and is managed from Goshogawara Station. There is no station building.

History

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Mutsu-Yanagita Station was opened on June 1, 1953 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
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