This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2017) |
Mutsuminato Station (陸奥湊駅, Mutsuminato-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Mutsuminato Station 陸奥湊駅 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mutsuminato Station north entrance in October 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 44-1 Minato-cho Kubo, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0812 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°31′23.88″N 141°31′39.75″E / 40.5233000°N 141.5277083°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hachinohe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.0 km from Hachinohe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installation) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 11, 1926 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 134 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  Mutsuminato Station Location within Aomori Prefecture  Mutsuminato Station Mutsuminato Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Mutsuminato Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 9.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hachinohe Station.
Station layout edit
The station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station has a automated ticket machines.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Hachinohe Line | for Same, Taneichi, and Kuji |
| 2 | ■ Hachinohe Line | for Hachinohe |
History edit
Mutsuminato Station opened on July 11, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). A freight spur line to nearby Iwaki Cement (now part of Sumitomo Cement) was opened in 1927; the spur line was closed in 1986.[citation needed] With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR, the post-war successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 April 2020.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
 | This Aomori Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |