Akagawa Station

Akagawa Station
赤川駅

Akagawa Station
Location Akagawacho 8, Mutsu, Aomori
(青森県むつ市赤川町8)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōminato Line
History
Opened 1921
Previous names Tanabu (until 1941)

Akagawa Station (赤川駅 Akagawa-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Ōminato Line located in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 53.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station.

Lines

Station layout

Akagawa Station has a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unmanned, and has no station building, but only a simple rain shelter on the platform.

History

Akagawa Station was opened on September 25, 1921 as Tanabu Station (田名部駅 Tanabu-eki). It was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1941. All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1972, after which time the station was unattended. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Adjacent stations

Service
Ōminato Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kanayasawa   Local (各駅停車)   Shimokita

Surrounding area

External links

Coordinates: 41°16′4.60″N 141°12′33.49″E / 41.2679444°N 141.2093028°E / 41.2679444; 141.2093028

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