Mukai-Noshiro Station

Mukai-Noshiro Station (向能代駅, Mukai-Noshiro-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noshiro, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Mukai-Noshiro Station 向能代駅
Mukai-Noshiro Station, June 2017
Location	Shimoono Ochiai, Noshiro, Akita 016-0014 Japan
Coordinates	40°13′32.8″N 140°2′21.4″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	6.1 kilometers from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 January 1952
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	30
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Noshiro toward Higashi-Noshiro Gono Line Local Kita-Noshiro toward Hirosaki
Location
Mukai-Noshiro Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Mukai-Noshiro Station Mukai-Noshiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mukai-Noshiro Station is served by the Gonō Line from Higashi-Noshiro and Kawabe, and is located 6.1 km from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bidirectional line. The station is staffed.

History

The station opened on 25 January 1952.[1] With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 30 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Akita Prefectural Noshiro Nishi High School

References

1. 各駅情報（向能代駅） [Station Information (Mukai-Noshiro Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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

Media related to Mukai-Noshiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)