Akagawa Station
Railway station in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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Akagawa Station (赤川駅, Akagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]
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JR EastAkagawa Station 赤川駅  | |||||||||||
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Akagawa Station in September 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 8 Akagawa-cho, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0044 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°16′4.60″N 141°12′33.49″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Ōminato Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 53.2 km from Noheji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 25, 1921 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tanabu (until 1941) | ||||||||||
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Lines
Akagawa Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 53.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Noheji Station.[2]
Station layout
The station has one ground-level side platform serving single bidirectional track. The station is unstaffed, and has no station building, but only an enclosed waiting room on the platform.
History
The station was opened on September 25, 1921, as Tanabu Station (田名部駅). It was renamed Akagawa Station on December 1, 1941. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[2]
