- Shichinohe Station
was a
railway station ofNanbu Jūkan Railway inShichinohe, Aomori ,Japan . It is also the temporary name of a railway station under construction near the former station. The new station will be on theTohoku Shinkansen ofJR East . It is scheduled to open in or before March 2011.For the new station, some other names including Mutsu and Towada have been proposed.
Nanbu Jūkan Railway
Before 2002 there was Shichinohe Station of Nanbu Jūkan Railway. There was once a plan to use the Nanbu Jūkan to connect Tohoku Shinkansen with Noheji or Mutsu, but the railway was closed before the construction of Tohoku Shinkansen started.
History
*
20 October 1962 : Station opens.
*6 May 1997 : Operation stopped.
*1 August 2002 : Station formally closed.Layout
The former station had two
side platform s serving two tracks.Today
This station is maintained by the railway lovers.
Location
Tōhoku Shinkansen
Layout
The new station will have two side platforms serving two tracks.
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