Tanesashi-Kaigan Station
Railway station in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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Tanesashi-Kaigan Station (種差海岸駅, Tanesashi-Kaigan-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]
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JR EastTanesashi-Kaigan Station 種差海岸駅  | |||||||||||
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Tanesashi-Kaigan Station in June 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Samemachi Tanekubo, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0841 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°30′25.26″N 141°36′26.37″E | ||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Hachinohe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.6 km from Hachinohe | ||||||||||
| 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 | 10 November 1924 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Tanesashi (until 1924) | ||||||||||
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Lines
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 19.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]
Station layout
The station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[2][1]
History
Tanesashi-Kaigan Station opened on November 10, 1924, as Tanesashi Station (種差駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It was renamed Tanesashi-Kaigan Station on December 1, 2002.[2]
