Tanesashi-Kaigan Station

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Tanesashi-Kaigan Station

種差海岸駅
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station in June 2008
General information
LocationSame-cho Tanekubo, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0841
Japan
Coordinates40°30′25.26″N 141°36′26.37″E / 40.5070167°N 141.6073250°E / 40.5070167; 141.6073250
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line
Distance19.6 km from Hachinohe
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1924
Previous namesTanesashi (until 1924)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mutsu-Shirahama
towards Hachinohe
Hachinohe Line Ōkuki
towards Kuji
Location
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station is located in Japan
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station (Japan)

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station (種差海岸駅, Tanesashi-Kaigan-eki) is a railway station on the Hachinohe Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 19.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hachinohe Station.

Station layout

The station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[citation needed]

History

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station opened on November 10, 1924 as Tanesashi Station (種差駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued as of October 1, 1962.[citation needed] The station has been unattended since November 16, 1982.[citation needed] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It was renamed Tanesashi-Kaigan Station on December 1, 2002.

Surrounding area

See also

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