Naijōshi Station

Naijōshi Station (撫牛子駅, Naijōshi-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Naijōshi Station 撫牛子駅
Naijōshi Station in May 2007
Location	1-23-13 Naijōshi, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8075 Japan
Coordinates	40°37′18.69″N 140°29′52.7″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	449.8 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 15, 1935
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hirosaki toward Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Kawabe toward Aomori Hirosaki One-way operation Gono Line Rapid Kawabe toward Higashi-Noshiro Hirosaki Terminus Gono Line Local
Location
Naijōshi Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Naijōshi Station Naijōshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Naijōshi Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is 449.8 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fukushima. Although the official terminus of the Gonō Line is at adjacent Kawabe Station, trains on the Gonō Line continue past Kawabe to terminate at Hirosaki for ease of connections.

Station layout

Naijōshi Station has two ground level opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Aomori
	■ Gonō Line	for Goshogawara
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Hirosaki and Higashi-Noshiro
	■ Gonō Line	for Hirosaki

History

Naijōshi Station was opened on April 15, 1935, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1971. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Sakaizuki Onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)