Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅, Mutsu-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]
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 Mutsu-Yokohama Station in October 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tatenoshiro 21, Yokohama-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-4133 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°05′12.09″N 141°14′59.67″E / 41.0866917°N 141.2499083°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōminato Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 30.1 km from Noheji | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unattended | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 March 1921 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 70 (daily) | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editMutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station.[2] It is also served by the Shimokita express train service connecting Hachinohe with Ōminato
Station layout
editThe station has a single unnumbered island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The platform is connected to the small station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[2][1]
Platforms
edit| Station side | ■ Ōminato Line | for Shimokita and Ōminato |
| Opposite side | ■ Ōminato Line | for Noheji and Aomori |
History
editMutsu-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.[3] With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.
Surrounding area
edit- Yokohama Town Hall
- Yokohama Post Office
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
In popular culture
editMutsu-Yokohama Station was the setting of episode 18 and the final episode of the TV anime series Clannad-After Story broadcast from 2008 to 2009. The series also featured the rapeseed fields of Yokohama, and continues to draw fans to the station.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "陸奥横浜駅" [Mutsu-Yokohama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
- ^ Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 (in Japanese). JTB. p. 510. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ 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 April 2020.
External links
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Media related to Mutsu-Yokohama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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