Kitakanegasawa Station

Kitakanegasawa Station (北金ヶ沢駅, Kitakanegasawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kitakanegasawa Station

北金ヶ沢駅
Kitakanegasawa Station in July 2021
General information
LocationKitakanegasawa, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2504
Japan
Coordinates40°44′46″N 140°05′42″E / 40.74611°N 140.09500°E / 40.74611; 140.09500
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Distance90.6 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedOctober 20, 1931
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Senjōjiki Gonō Line
Rapid
Ajigasawa
One-way operation
Gonō Line
Local
Mutsu-Yanagita
towards Hirosaki
Location
Kitakanegasawa Station is located in Japan
Kitakanegasawa Station
Kitakanegasawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Kitakanegasawa Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 90.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Platforms

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1  Gonō Line For Ajigasawa, Goshogawara and Hirosaki
2  Gonō Line For Fukaura and Higashi-Noshiro

Station layout

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Station platform sign on a sunny day.

Kitakanegasawa Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended and is managed from Goshogawara Station. The station is a kan'i itaku station, administered by Goshogawara Station, and operated by Fukaura municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.

History

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Formerly station building (photographed in Sep. 2019)

Kitakanegasawa Station was opened on October 20, 1931 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.