Tsugaru-Futamata Station

Tsugaru-Futamata Station (津軽二股駅, Tsugaru-Futamata-eki) is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tsugaru Line located in the town of Imabetsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Tsugaru-Futamata Station

津軽二股駅
Tsugaru-Futamata Station in August 2008
General information
Location87-2 Ōkawadai Kiyokawa, Imabetsu-machi, Higashitsugaru-gun, [Aomori-ken 030-1505
Japan
Coordinates41°08′45.25″N 140°30′51.24″E / 41.1459028°N 140.5142333°E / 41.1459028; 140.5142333
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tsugaru Line
Distance46.6 km from Aomori
Platforms1 side platform
Connections JR Hokkaido: Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1958
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōkawadai
towards Minmaya
Tsugaru Line Ōdai
towards Aomori
Location
Tsugaru-Futamata Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Tsugaru-Futamata Station
Tsugaru-Futamata Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Tsugaru-Futamata Station is located in Japan
Tsugaru-Futamata Station
Tsugaru-Futamata Station
Tsugaru-Futamata Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tsugaru-Futamata Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 46.6 km from the starting point of the line at Aomori. As of August 2022 service has been suspended due to damage caused by heavy rainfall, and there are no plans to restore service.[1]

Station layout

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Tsugaru-Futamata Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The station building also doubles as Michi-no-eki Imabetsu serving vehicular traffic.

History

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Tsugaru-Futamata Station was opened on October 21, 1958, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 20, 1968. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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The station is next to the Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station of the Hokkaido Shinkansen (which runs immediately adjacent and parallel to Tsugaru-Futamata). Prior to the opening of Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station, there was the Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station on the Kaikyō Line at the same location, which was connected by a stairway.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Train Status Information | JR-EAST". JR-EAST - East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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