Mutsu-Yokohama Station

Mutsu-Yokohama Station
Mutsu-Yokohama Station
陸奥横浜駅
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Mutsu-Yokohama Station
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
District Kamikita
Town Yokohama
Neighborhood etc. Tatenoshiro
Postal Code 039-4133
(in Japanese) 青森県上北郡横浜町館ノ後
History
Year opened 1921
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōminato Line

Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅 Mutsu-Yokohama-eki?) is a railway station on the JR East Ōminato Line located in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 30.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station.

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History

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Lines

Station layout

Mutsu-Yokohama Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The small station building has lacked a station master since budgetary restrictions in December 1999.

Platforms

1 Ōminato Line for Shimokita and Ōminato
2 Ōminato Line for Noheji and Aomori

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōminato Line
Fukkoshi   Local (各駅停車)   Arihata

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

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Coordinates: 41°05′12.09″N 141°14′59.67″E / 41.0866917°N 141.2499083°E / 41.0866917; 141.2499083