Akasakata Station

Akasakata Station (赤坂田駅, Akasakata-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Akasakata Station

赤坂田駅
Akasakata Station in May 2007
Location203 Akasakata, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7554
Japan
Coordinates40.0487°N 141.0039°E / 40.0487; 141.0039
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hanawa Line
Distance30.0 km from Kōma
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1926
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Koyanohata
toward Ōdate
Hanawa Line Appi-Kōgen
toward Morioka
Location
Akasakata Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Akasakata Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 30.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.[1]

Station layout

Akasakata Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Akasakata Station opened on November 10, 1926, serving the village of Arasawa.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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