Akakura-Onsen Station

Akakura-Onsen Station (赤倉温泉駅, Akakura-Onsen-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mogami, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Akakura-Onsen Station 赤倉温泉駅
Akakura Onsen Station in July 2009
General information
Location	1341 Tomisawa, Mogami-machi, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6105 Japan
Coordinates	38.7306°N 140.5539°E / 38.7306; 140.5539
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu East Line
Distance	61.1 kilometers from Kogota
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 1, 1917
Previous names	Uzen-Akakura; Tomisawa (until 1999)
Passengers
FY2004	47
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tachikōji towards Shinjō Rikuu East Line Sakaida towards Kogota
Location
Akakura-Onsen Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Akakura-Onsen Station Akakura-Onsen Station (Japan)

Lines

Akakura-Onsen Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 61.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

Akakura-Onsen Station has one side platform, serving a single bidirectional track. The platform was originally an island platform, but there are no longer any tracks on one side. The station is unattended.

History

Akakura-Onsen Station opened on November 1, 1917, as Tomisawa Station (富沢駅, Tomisawa-eki). It was renamed Uzen-Akakura Station (羽前赤倉, Uzen-Akakura eki) on November 15, 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. It was renamed to its present name on December 4, 1999.

Surrounding area

• National Route 47
• Akakura Onsen
• Uzen-Akakura Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Akakura-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)