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Railway station in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan
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Konoura Station
金浦駅
Konoura Station in May 2018
General information
Location94 Jūnibayashi Konoura, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0311
Japan
Coordinates39°15′21.3″N 139°55′12.9″E / 39.255917°N 139.920250°E / 39.255917; 139.920250
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Uetsu Main Line
Distance209.2 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 side + an island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 30, 1922
Passengers
FY2018190 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kisakatatowards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Nikahotowards Akita
Location
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Konoura Station (金浦駅, Konoura eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Konoura Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 209.2 km from the terminus of the line at Niitsu 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. The station building also includes the Nikaho City Library.

Platforms

1 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Akita
2 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Kisakata and Sakata
3 ■ Uetsu Main Line passing track

History

Konoura Station opened on June 30, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 190 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Shirase Antarctic Expedition Memorial Museum
National Route 7

References

  1. 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

Media related to Konoura Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Uetsu Main Line
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