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Mineyoshikawa Station

Coordinates: 39°34′0.2″N 140°19′23.8″E / 39.566722°N 140.323278°E / 39.566722; 140.323278
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Mineyoshikawa Station

峰吉川駅
Mineyoshikawa Station May 2019
General information
LocationHansen-64-1 Kyōwamineyoshikawa, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-2431
Japan
Coordinates39°34′0.2″N 140°19′23.8″E / 39.566722°N 140.323278°E / 39.566722; 140.323278
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance265.4 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1506
History
OpenedJune 21, 1930
Passengers
FY201867 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kariwano
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Ugo-Sakai
towards Aomori
Location
Mineyoshikawa Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Mineyoshikawa Station
Mineyoshikawa Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Mineyoshikawa Station is located in Japan
Mineyoshikawa Station
Mineyoshikawa Station
Mineyoshikawa Station (Japan)

Mineyoshikawa Station (峰吉川駅, Mineyoshikawa-eki) is a JR East railway station in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

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Mineyoshikawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 265.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

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Mineyoshikawa Station consists of a two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, although the platform next to the station building is now reserved for through traffic for the Akita Shinkansen. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Ōu Main Line for through traffic
2  Ōu Main Line for Akita
for Yokote and Ōmagari

History

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Mineyoshikawa Station began as Mineyoshikawa Signal (峰吉信号場) on December 20, 1924 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Yoshikawa. It was elevated to a full station on June 21, 1930. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2004.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 67 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ 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 December 2019.
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