Mutsu-Akaishi Station

Mutsu-Akaishi Station (陸奥赤石駅, Mutsu-Akaishi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mutsu-Akaishi Station

陸奥赤石駅
Mutsu-Akaishi Station in September 2019
General information
LocationAkaishi-machi, Ajigasawa-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2731
Japan
Coordinates40°45′41.99″N 140°09′43.85″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Gonō Line
Distance97.4 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedNovember 26, 1929
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mutsu-Yanagita
towards Higashi-Noshiro
 Gonō Line
Local
 Ajigasawa
towards Hirosaki
Location
Mutsu-Akaishi Station is located in Japan
Mutsu-Akaishi Station
Mutsu-Akaishi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Mutsu-Akaishi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 97.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Mutsu-Akaishi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The station was built with dual opposed side platforms, but only the former southbound platform is now used.

History

Mutsu-Akaishi Station was opened on November 26, 1929 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). It has been unattended since March 19, 1984. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
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