Yotsugoya_Station

Yotsugoya Station

Yotsugoya Station

Railway station in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan


Yotsugoya Station (四ツ小屋駅, Yotsugoya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Akita Shinkansen trains run through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

Platforms

1  Ōu Main Line for Akita
2  Ōu Main Line for Ōmagari and Yuzawa

History

Yotsugoya Station was opened on 16 August 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2004.[citation needed]

Surrounding area

See also


References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

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