Mutsu-Sawabe Station

Mutsu-Sawabe Station (陸奥沢辺駅, Mutsu-Sawabe-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mutsu-Sawabe Station

陸奥沢辺駅
Mutsu-Sawabe Station in August 2019
General information
LocationSawabe, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2201
Japan
Coordinates40°35′10.28″N 139°53′42.08″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Gonō Line
Distance53.6 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedJuly 30, 1932
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mutsu-Iwasaki
towards Higashi-Noshiro
 Gonō Line
Local
 WeSPa-Tsubakiyama
towards Hirosaki
Location
Mutsu-Sawabe Station is located in Japan
Mutsu-Sawabe Station
Mutsu-Sawabe Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Mutsu-Sawabe Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 39.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Mutsu-Sawabe Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Fukaura Station. The station building is of identical design to that of Ōmagoshi and Higashi-Hachimori.

History

Mutsu-Sawabe Station was opened on July 30, 1932 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) 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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