Kitakanegasawa Station

Kitakanegasawa Station
北金ヶ沢駅
Kitakanegasawa Station in February 2006
Location Kitakanegasawa, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2504
Japan
Coordinates 40°44′46″N 140°05′42″E / 40.74611°N 140.09500°E / 40.74611; 140.09500Coordinates: 40°44′46″N 140°05′42″E / 40.74611°N 140.09500°E / 40.74611; 140.09500
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Distance 90.6 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms 2 side platforms
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened October 20, 1931
Location
Kitakanegasawa Station
Location within Japan

Kitakanegasawa Station (北金ヶ沢駅, Kitakanegasawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kitakanegasawa Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 90.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Platforms

1  Gonō Line For Ajigasawa, Goshogawara and Hirosaki
2  Gonō Line For Fukaura and Higashi-Noshiro

Station layout

Station platform sign on a sunny day.

Kitakanegasawa Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.The station is unattended and is managed from Goshogawara Station. The station is a kan'i itaku station, administered by Goshogawara Station, and operated by Fukaura municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.

History

Kitakanegasawa Station was opened on October 20, 1931 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.

Adjacent stations

Service
Gonō Line
Senjōjiki   Local   Mutsu-Yanagita

Surrounding area

See also

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.
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