Yokote Station
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Yokote Station 横手駅 | |
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 Yokote Station in 2011 | |
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| Location | 5-1 Ekimae-chō, Yokote, Akita （秋田県横手市駅前町5-1） Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°18′36.8″N 140°33′38″E / 39.310222°N 140.56056°E |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| Opened | 1905 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2010 | 1,427 daily |
Yokote Station (横手駅, Yokote-eki) is a railway station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yokote Station is served by both the Kitakami Line and the Ōu Main Line. It is a terminal station for the Kitakami Line and is located 61.1 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kitakami Station. It is located 228.3 km from the terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Yokote Station has a single island platform and two opposed side platforms serving four tracks, although Platform 4 is not normally in use. The platforms are connected by an overpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kitakami Line | for Kitakami |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yuzawa and Shinjō |
| 3 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Ōmagari and Akita |
| 4 | ■ Ou main line, Kitakami line | Not normally used |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Jūmonji | Rapid (Only to Akita, 1 train per day) |
Ōmagari | ||
| Yanagita | Local | Gosannen | ||
| Kitakami Line | ||||
| Yabitsu | Local | Terminus | ||
History
Yokote Station opened on June 15, 1905 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Yokote, Akita. The Yokosho Railway began operations to the station on August 18, 1918 and the predecessor to the Kitakami line began operations from October 10, 1920. A new station building was completed in November 1924, but was destroyed in American air raids on July 15 and August 5, 1945. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Yokosho Line ceased operations on April 20, 1971. A new station building was completed in April 1978. All freight operations were discontinued from November 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was opened in October 2011.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
East side
- Yokote City Office
West side
National Route 13 (Yokote Bypass)- Hiraka General Hospital
See also
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