Hachirōgata Station
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Hachirōgata Station 八郎潟駅 | |
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 Hachirōgata Station (March 2017) | |
| General information | |
| Location | 85-2 Nakada, Hachirōgata, Minamiakita, Akita （秋田県南秋田郡八郎潟町中田85-2） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ōu Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Previous names | Gojome; Hitoichi (until 1965) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2010 | 912 daily |
Hachirōgata Station (八郎潟駅, Hachirōgata-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Hachirōgata, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Hachirōgata Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 327.5 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Hachirōgata Station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an overpass. Hachirōgata Station is a simple consignment station.[citation needed]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Ōdate and Higashi-Noshiro |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Oiwake and Akita |
| 3 | ■ Ōu Main Line | starting trains |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Ikawa-Sakura | Akebono Tsugaru |
Moritake | ||
| Ikawa-Sakura | Rapid | Moritake | ||
| Ikawa-Sakura | Local | Koikawa | ||
History
Hachirōgata Station opened on August 1, 1902[1] as Gojome Station (五城目駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was renamed Hitoichi Station (一日市駅) on November 1, 1921.[citation needed] The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1965, and a new station building was completed in December of the same year.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Hachirōgata town office
- Hachirōgata post office
National Route 7
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
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