Kuroishi Station (Aomori)

Kuroishi Station (黒石駅, Kuroishi-eki) is a railway station on the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Konan Railway.

Kuroishi Station 黒石駅
Kuroishi Station in August 2022
General information
Location	1-115 Midori-chō, Kuroishi-shi, Aomori-ken 036-0383 Japan
Coordinates	40°38′53.62″N 140°35′30.84″E
Operated by	Kōnan Railway
Line(s)	■ Kōnan Line
Distance	16.8 km from Hirosaki
Platforms	1 bay platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 15, 1912
Rebuilt	1986
Previous names	Kōnan Kuroishi (until 1986)
Location Kuroishi Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Kuroishi Station Kuroishi Station (Japan)

Lines

Kuroishi Station is a terminal station on Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line, and is located 16.8 km from the starting point of the line at Hirosaki. Previously, it was a terminal on the now-defunct Kōnan Railway Kuroishi Line.

Station layout

Kuroishi Station platform

The station has a single bay platform serving two tracks, although Track 2 is seldom used. The station is fully attended.

Platforms

1	■ Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line	for Hiraka and Hirosaki
2	■ Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line	(unused)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line
Sakaimatsu		Local	Terminus

History

Kuroishi Station was opened on August 15, 1912 on the Japanese Government Railways Kuroishi Light Railway Line (黒石軽便線, Kuroishi-keiben-sen). An adjacent Kōnan Kuroishi Station was built in 1950 for use by the Kōnan Line. On November 1, 1984, the Kuroishi Light Railway was sold to the Kōnan Railway Company, and the original Kuroishi Station was demolished. The station has been operated as a (kan'i itaku station) since November 1984. On April 1, 1986 a new station building was completed, and the station reverted to its original name. The Kuroishi Line ceased operations on April 1, 1998.

Surrounding area

• Kuroishi City Hall
• Kuroishi Post Office

Bus services

• Kōnan Bus Company
  • For Aomori-Yadamae via Tobinai, Namioka, Shinjō and Aomori
  • For Kōya via Mayajiri, Tobinai, Namioka and Tarusawa
  • For Namioka Station via Hongō
  • For Hirosaki Bus terminal
    • via Tujinoki, Inakadate and Sakaizeki
    • via Guminoki, Takada, Hatakenaka, Toyomaki, and Wattoku-Kitaguchi
  • For Kawabe via Maeda-Yasiki
  • For Nijinoko-kōen via Yamagatachō and Itadome
  • For Nurukawa via Yamagatachō, Itadome and Nijinoko-kōen
  • For Ōwani Bus office via Tujinoki, Onoe, and Hiraka

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)