Henashi Station

Henashi Station 艫作駅
Henashi Station in May 2013
Location	Henashi Shimo-Kiyotaki 124, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun Aomori-ken 038-2327 Japan
Coordinates	40°36′30.77″N 139°51′53.57″E / 40.6085472°N 139.8648806°E / 40.6085472; 139.8648806Coordinates: 40°36′30.77″N 139°51′53.57″E / 40.6085472°N 139.8648806°E / 40.6085472; 139.8648806
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	57.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	July 30, 1936
Location
Henashi Station Location within Japan

Henashi Station (艫作駅, Henashi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Henashi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 39.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Henashi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. The station was built with double opposed side platforms, but only a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic is currently in use.

Adjacent stations

History

Henashi Station was opened on July 30, 1936 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in November 2010.

Surrounding area

• National Route 101
• Sea of Japan

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• 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.

External links

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• Official website (in Japanese)