Yokoiso Station

Yokoiso Station (横磯駅, Yokoiso-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yokoiso Station

横磯駅
Yokoiso Station in September 2019
General information
LocationYokoiso Shimo-Okazaki 99, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2325
Japan
Coordinates40°37′47.51″N 139°53′27.59″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Gonō Line
Distance61.4 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1954
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Henashi
towards Higashi-Noshiro
 Gonō Line
Local
 Fukaura
towards Hirosaki
Location
Yokoiso Station is located in Japan
Yokoiso Station
Yokoiso Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Yokoiso 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

Yokoiso Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and has no station building, but only a small waiting room on the platform. The station is managed from Goshogawara Station.

History

Yokoizo Station was opened on December 25, 1954 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). 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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