Moritake Station

Moritake Station
森岳駅
Moritake Station in May 2017
Location Moritake, Mitane-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2303
Japan
Coordinates 40°6′11.48″N 140°4′15.19″E / 40.1031889°N 140.0708861°E / 40.1031889; 140.0708861Coordinates: 40°6′11.48″N 140°4′15.19″E / 40.1031889°N 140.0708861°E / 40.1031889; 140.0708861
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ōu Main Line
Distance 345.1 km from Fukushima
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 August 1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 214 daily
Location
Moritake Station
Location within Japan

Moritake Station (森岳駅, Moritake-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Mitane, Yamamoto District Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Moritake Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 345.1 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Moritake Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Hachirōgata and Akita
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Ōdate

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Hachirōgata Tsugaru Higashi-Noshiro
Hachirōgata   Rapid   Higashi-Noshiro
Kado   Local   Kita-Kanaoka

History

Moritake Station opened on August 1, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Moritake, Akita. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 214 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2010259[2]
2015214[1]

Surrounding area

  • Moritake Post Office
  • Moritake Onsen

See also

References

  1. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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