Oirase Station

Oirase Station (追良瀬駅, Oirase-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Oirase Station

追良瀬駅
Oirase Station in September 2019
LocationOirase Shiomizaki 32, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2413
Japan
Coordinates40°41′9.73″N 139°58′13.66″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Gonō Line
Distance72.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedDecember 13, 1934
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hiroto
toward Higashi-Noshiro
 Gono Line
Local
 Todoroki
toward Hirosaki
Location
Oirase Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Oirase Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 72.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Oirase Station has one ground-level island platform, of which one side is in use, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. There is a small weather shelter on the platform but no station building.

History

Oirase Station was opened on December 13, 1934 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.

Surrounding area

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.


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