Mutsu-Akaishi Station

Mutsu-Akaishi Station (陸奥赤石駅, Mutsu-Akaishi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mutsu-Akaishi Station 陸奥赤石駅
Mutsu-Akaishi Station in September 2019
General information
Location	Akaishi-machi, Ajigasawa-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2731 Japan
Coordinates	40°45′41.99″N 140°09′43.85″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	97.4 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	November 26, 1929
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mutsu-Yanagita towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Local Ajigasawa towards Hirosaki
Location
Mutsu-Akaishi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Mutsu-Akaishi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 97.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Mutsu-Akaishi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The station was built with dual opposed side platforms, but only the former southbound platform is now used.

History

Mutsu-Akaishi Station was opened on November 26, 1929, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). It has been unattended since March 19, 1984. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 101
• Akaishi Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• 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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)