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Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station

Coordinates: 38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E / 38.171022°N 140.297925°E / 38.171022; 140.297925
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Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station

茂吉記念館前駅
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station, October 2005
General information
LocationBenten-1421 Kitamachi, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3131
Japan
Coordinates38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E / 38.171022°N 140.297925°E / 38.171022; 140.297925
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance77.8 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 December 1952
Previous namesKitakaminoyama (until 1992)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kaminoyama-Onsen
towards Fukushima
Yamagata Line Zaō
towards Shinjō
Location
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is located in Japan
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (Japan)

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (茂吉記念館前駅, Mokichikinenkanmae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It takes its name after the Mokichi Saitō Memorial Museum.

Lines

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Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 77.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Ōu Main Line for Yamagata and Shinjō
2  Ōu Main Line for Kaminoyamaonsen, Akayu, and Yonezawa

History

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The station opened on 5 December 1952 as Kitakaminoyama Station (北上ノ山駅, Kitakaminoyama eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1992.

Surrounding area

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The surrounding area is of rice paddies and small rural communities.

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