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Tomabechi Station

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Tomabechi Station

苫米地駅
Tomabechi Station in November 2007
General information
LocationTomabechi, Nanbu-machi, Sannohe-gun, Aomori-ken 039-0802
Japan
Coordinates40°28′01″N 141°22′30″E / 40.466931°N 141.375°E / 40.466931; 141.375
Operated by Aoimori Railway
Line(s) Aoimori Railway Line
Distance18.2 km from Metoki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1961
Location
Tomabechi Station is located in Japan
Tomabechi Station
Tomabechi Station
Location within Japan

Tomabechi Station (苫米地駅, Tomabechi-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in the town of Nanbu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.

Lines

Tomabechi Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 18.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Metoki Station. It is 635.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Tomabechi Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Aoimori Railway Line for Hachinohe and Aomori
2  Aoimori Railway Line for Sannohe and Morioka

Adjacent stations

Service
Aoimori Railway Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kenyoshi local Kitatakaiwa

History

Tomabechi Station was opened on August 15, 1961 as a station of the Tohoku Main Line on the Japan National Railways (JNR). Freight operations were discontinued from April 1962. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It came under the control of the Aoimori Railway Line on December 1, 2002.

Surrounding area

See also