Akasakata Station (赤坂田駅, Akasakata-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Akasakata Station 赤坂田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Akasakata Station in May 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 203 Akasakata, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7554 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°02′55″N 141°00′14″E / 40.0487°N 141.0039°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hanawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.0 km from Kōma | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 10, 1926 | ||||||||||
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  Akasakata Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Akasakata Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 30.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.[1]
Station layout edit
Akasakata Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History edit
Akasakata Station opened on November 10, 1926, serving the village of Arasawa.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akasakata Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)