Akagawa Station

赤川駅
Akagawa Station in September 2009
General information
Location8 Akagawa-cho, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0044
Japan
Coordinates41°16′4.60″N 141°12′33.49″E / 41.2679444°N 141.2093028°E / 41.2679444; 141.2093028
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōminato Line
Distance53.2 km from Noheji
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 25, 1921
Previous namesTanabu (until 1941)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kanayasawa
towards Noheji
 Ōminato Line Shimokita
towards Ōminato
Location
Akagawa Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Akagawa Station
Akagawa Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Akagawa Station is located in Japan
Akagawa Station
Akagawa Station
Akagawa Station (Japan)

Akagawa Station (赤川駅, Akagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Akagawa Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 53.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Noheji Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving single bidirectional track. The station is unmanned, and has no station building, but only a simple rain shelter on the platform.

History

The station was opened on September 25, 1921, as Tanabu Station (田名部駅). It was renamed Akagawa Station on December 1, 1941. All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1972, after which time the station was unattended. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

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