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Akakura-Onsen Station

Coordinates: 38°43′50″N 140°33′14″E / 38.7306°N 140.5539°E / 38.7306; 140.5539
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Akakura-Onsen Station

赤倉温泉駅
Akakura Onsen Station in July 2009
General information
Location1341 Tomisawa, Mogami-machi, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6105
Japan
Coordinates38°43′50″N 140°33′14″E / 38.7306°N 140.5539°E / 38.7306; 140.5539
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Rikuu East Line
Distance61.1 kilometers from Kogota
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1917
Previous namesUzen-Akakura; Tomisawa (until 1999)
Passengers
FY200447
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tachikōji
towards Shinjō
Rikuu East Line Sakaida
towards Kogota
Location
Akakura-Onsen Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Akakura-Onsen Station
Akakura-Onsen Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Akakura-Onsen Station is located in Japan
Akakura-Onsen Station
Akakura-Onsen Station
Akakura-Onsen Station (Japan)

Akakura-Onsen Station (赤倉温泉駅, Akakura-Onsen-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mogami, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Akakura-Onsen Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 61.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

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Akakura-Onsen Station has one side platform, serving a single bidirectional track. The platform was originally an island platform, but there are no longer any tracks on one side. The station is unattended.

History

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Akakura-Onsen Station opened on November 1, 1917,[1] as Tomisawa Station (富沢駅, Tomisawa-eki). It was renamed Uzen-Akakura Station (羽前赤倉, Uzen-Akakura eki) on November 15, 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. It was renamed to its present name on December 4, 1999.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR East station information" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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