Akagawa Station

Akagawa Station 赤川駅
Akagawa Station in September 2009
General information
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(s)	■ Ōminato Line
Distance	53.2 km from Noheji
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 25, 1921
Previous names	Tanabu (until 1941)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kanayasawa towards Noheji Ōminato Line Shimokita towards Ōminato
Location
Akagawa Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Akagawa Station Akagawa Station (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).

Lines

Akagawa Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 53.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Noheji Station.

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 a simple rain shelter 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. All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1972, after which time the station was unattended. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 279
• Mutsu Bay

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Akagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)