Kogawara Station
Kogawara Station (小川原駅, Kogawara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tōhoku, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.
Kogawara Station 小川原駅 | |
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 Kogawara Stationing September 2009 | |
| Location | Oura, Tōhoku-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-2402 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°42′35.61″N 141°17′59.00″E |
| Operated by |  |
| Line(s) | ■ Aoimori Railway Line |
| Distance | 53.5 km from Aomori |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | June 10, 1953 |
| Location | |
  Kogawara Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Kogawara Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 53.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aomori Station. It is 670.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Kogawara Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected by a footbridge. There is no station building, but only a small shelter on one of the platforms, and the platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| station side | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Noheji and Aomori |
| opp side | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Misawa and Hachinohe |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoimori Railway Line | ||||
| Rapid Shimokita: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Misawa | - | Kamikitachō | ||
History
Kogawara Station was opened on August 1, 1944 as Kogawara Signal Stop (小川原信号場, Kogawara shingōjō) on the Tōhoku Main Line. It was elevated to the status of a full station on June 10, 1953. The station has been unattended since August 1971. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.
Surrounding area
- Lake Ogawara
- Kogawara Post Office
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References
- JTB Timetable December 2010 issue