Yotsugoya Station

Yotsugoya Station (四ツ小屋駅, Yotsugoya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yotsugoya Station 四ツ小屋駅
Yotsugoya Station, June 2019
Location	Yanagibayashi-49 Yotsugoyakoaji, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 010-1418 Japan
Coordinates	39°39′38.8″N 140°8′41.3″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	292.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 August 1917
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Wada One-way operation Ōu Main Line Rapid Akita toward Aomori Wada toward Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local
Location
Yotsugoya Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Yotsugoya Station Yotsugoya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Akita Shinkansen trains run through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōmagari and Yuzawa

History

Yotsugoya Station was opened on 16 August 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2004.

Surrounding area

• National Route 13

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Yotsugoya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)