Sawame Station
Sawame Station 沢目駅 | |||||||||||
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 Sawame Station, June 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Minehama-aze Teranoato 1-22, Happō-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2501 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°17′45.7″N 140°2′15.9″E / 40.296028°N 140.037750°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 19.1 meters | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Gonō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.1 km from Higashi-Noshiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 26, 1926 | ||||||||||
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Sawame Station (沢目駅, Sawame-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Happō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Sawame Station is served by the 147.2 km (91.5 mi) Gonō Line, and is located 14.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.
History
Sawame Station was opened on April 26, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the village of Sawame, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been managed by JR East.
Surrounding area
National Route 101- Minehama Post Office
See also
References
- 五能線ガイドブック [Gono Line Guidebook] (in Japanese). Japan: Mumyosha. 10 April 2002. ISBN 978-4895443074.
External links
Media related to Sawame Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information page (in Japanese)
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