Kakunodate Station 角館駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kakunodate Station, in July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Nakasugazawa-14 Kakunodatemachi, Semboku-shi, Akita-ken 014-0368 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°35′30.2″N 140°34′15.6″E / 39.591722°N 140.571000°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 July 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 545 daily (JR East), 128 (Akita Nairiku) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kakunodate Station (角館駅, Kakunodate-eki) is an interchange railway station in the city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Kakunodate Station is served by the JR East Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 58.8 km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station. It is also the southern terminus for the third sector Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line and is located 92.4 kilometers from the northern terminus at Takanosu
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform and an island platform serving the JR portion of the station, and a single side platform for the Akita Nairuke Railway. The station building, designed to resemble a samurai residence, was selected to be one of the "Hundred Stations of Tohoku". The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms (JR)
| 1 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Morioka |
| ■ Akita Shinkansen | for Morioka | |
| 2 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Akita |
| ■ Akita Shinkansen | for Akita | |
| 3 | ■ Tazawako Line | for bidirectional traffic |
Platforms (Akita Nairiku)
| 1 | ■ Akita Nairiku Line | for Takanosu |
History
Kakunodate Station opened on July 30, 1921 as a station on the Obonai Railway, which was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) the following year. The JGR became Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Kakunodate Line (which later became the Akita Nairiku Railway) began operation from November 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. Services on the Akita Shinkansen began on March 22, 1997.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 545 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- former Samurai residences (buke yashiki)
- former Kakunodate town hall
- Kakunodate Post Office
National Route 105
See also
References
- ^ 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 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Kakunodate Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
- Akita Nairiku Railway Station information (in Japanese)
This page was last edited on 8 February 2024, at 07:35