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Kita-Amarume Station (北余目駅, Kita-Amarume-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kita Amarume Station 北余目駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kita Amarume Station (April 2010) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Hiraoka Otsubo, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-7703 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°52′03″N 139°54′29″E / 38.867597°N 139.908111°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 157.4 kilometers from Niitsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 1, 1964 | |||||||||||||||
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  Kita-Amarume Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture  Kita-Amarume Station Kita-Amarume Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Kita-Amarume Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 157.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also served by trains of the Rikuu West Line, which continue past the nominal terminal of the line at Amarume Station en route to Sakata.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Sakata, Ugo-Honjō and Akita |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Amarume, Tsuruoka and Murakami |
| ■ Rikuu West Line | for Shinjō and Furukuchi |
History edit
Kita-Amarume Station was opened on February 1, 1964. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. On December 25, 2005 a train from Sagoshi Station derailed in bad weather near this station, killing five and injuring thirty-three.[1]
Surrounding area edit
The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice paddies. There are very few buildings in the vicinity of the station.
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
Media related to Kita-Amarume Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)