Kakunodate Station (角館駅, Kakunodate-eki) is an interchange railway station in the city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kakunodate Station

角館駅
Kakunodate Station, in July 2017
General information
LocationNakasugazawa-14 Kakunodatemachi, Semboku-shi, Akita-ken 014-0368
Japan
Coordinates39°35′30.2″N 140°34′15.6″E / 39.591722°N 140.571000°E / 39.591722; 140.571000
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened30 July 1921; 103 years ago (1921-07-30)
Passengers
FY2018545 daily (JR East), 128 (Akita Nairiku)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōmagari
towards Akita
Akita Shinkansen Tazawako
towards Tokyo
Uguisuno
towards Ōmagari
Tazawako Line Shōden
towards Morioka
Preceding station Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Following station
Terminus Akita Nairiku Line
Express Moriyoshi
Saimyoji
towards Takanosu
Akita Nairiku Line
Local
Ugo-Ōta
towards Takanosu
Location
Kakunodate Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Kakunodate Station
Kakunodate Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Kakunodate Station is located in Japan
Kakunodate Station
Kakunodate Station
Kakunodate Station (Japan)
Akita Nairiku Railway Kakunodate Station
Akita Nairiku Railway Kakunodate Station

Lines

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Kakunodate Station is served by the JR East Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 58.8 km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station. It is also the southern terminus for the third sector Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line and is located 92.4 kilometers from the northern terminus at Takanosu

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform and an island platform serving the JR portion of the station, and a single side platform for the Akita Nairuke Railway. The station building, designed to resemble a samurai residence, was selected to be one of the "Hundred Stations of Tohoku". The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms (JR)

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1  Tazawako Line for Morioka
   Akita Shinkansen for Morioka
2  Tazawako Line for Akita
   Akita Shinkansen for Akita
3  Tazawako Line for bidirectional traffic

Platforms (Akita Nairiku)

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1  Akita Nairiku Line for Takanosu

History

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Kakunodate Station opened on July 30, 1921 as a station on the Obonai Railway, which was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) the following year. The JGR became Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Kakunodate Line (which later became the Akita Nairiku Railway) began operation from November 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. Services on the Akita Shinkansen began on March 22, 1997.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 545 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • former Samurai residences (buke yashiki)
  • former Kakunodate town hall
  • Kakunodate Post Office
  •   National Route 105

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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