Akagawa Station

Akagawa Station
赤川駅
Akagawa Station in September 2009
Location 8 Akagawa-cho, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0044
Japan
Coordinates 41°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
Distance 53.2 km from Noheji
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened September 25, 1921
Previous names Tanabu (until 1941)
Location
Akagawa Station
Location within Japan

Akagawa Station (赤川駅, Akagawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ōminato Line 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

Akagawa Station has a single 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.

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Ōminato Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kanayasawa   Local   Shimokita

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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