Mutsu-Yokohama Station

Mutsu-Yokohama Station
陸奥横浜駅
Mutsu-Yokohama Station in May 2008
Location Tatenoshiro, Yokohama-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-4133
Japan
Coordinates 41°05′12.09″N 141°14′59.67″E / 41.0866917°N 141.2499083°E / 41.0866917; 141.2499083
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ōminato Line
Distance 30.1 km from Noheji
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 20 March 1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 71 (daily)
Location
Mutsu-Yokohama Station
Location within Japan

Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅, Mutsu-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station on the Ōminato Line in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station.

Station layout

Mutsu-Yokohama Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The small station building has lacked a station master since budgetary restrictions in December 1999.

Platforms

1 ■ Ōminato Line for Shimokita and Ōminato
2 ■ Ōminato Line for Noheji and Aomori

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Ōminato Line
Noheji   Rapid Shimokita   Shimokita
Fukkoshi   Local   Arihata

History

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Yokohama Town Hall
  • Yokohama Post Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 71 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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