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Railway station in Hachirōgata, Akita Prefecture, Japan
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Hachirōgata Station
八郎潟駅
Hachirōgata Station (August 2019)
General information
Location85-2 Azanakata Hachirogata-cho, Minamiakita-gun, Akita-ken 018-1614
Japan
Coordinates39°56′50.6″N 140°4′42.24″E / 39.947389°N 140.0784000°E / 39.947389; 140.0784000
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Ōu Main Line
Distance327.5 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 15, 1905
Previous namesGojome; Hitoichi (until 1965)
Passengers
FY2018792
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
AkitaTerminus Tsugaru Moritaketowards Aomori
Ikawa-Sakuratowards Akita Ōu Main LineRapid
Ikawa-Sakuratowards Shinjō Ōu Main LineLocal Koikawatowards Aomori
Location
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Hachirōgata Station (八郎潟駅, Hachirōgata-eki) is a railway station in the town of Hachirōgata, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Hachirōgata Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 327.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
2, 3 ■ Ōu Main Line for Akita and Ōmagari

History

Hachirōgata Station opened on August 1, 1902 as Gojome Station (五城目駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was renamed Hitoichi Station (一日市駅) on November 1, 1921. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1965, and a new station building was completed in December of the same year. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Stations of the Ōu Main Line
Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line)
Shinjō to Ōmagari
Ōmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line)
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