Akagawa Station

Railway station in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

41°16′4.60″N 141°12′33.49″E / 41.2679444°N 141.2093028°E / 41.2679444; 141.2093028Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōminato Line Distance53.2 km from NohejiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedSeptember 25, 1921Previous namesTanabu (until 1941)Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kanayasawa towards Noheji		Ōminato Line		Shimokita towards Ōminato

Location
Akagawa Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Akagawa Station Akagawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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]

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 unmanned, 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]

Surrounding area

National Route 279
Mutsu Bay

References

^ "赤川駅" [Akagawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道東北ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻岩手青森エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.