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Railway station in Fujisaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Kita-Tokiwa Station
北常盤駅
Kita-Tokiwa Station in April 2008
General information
LocationTokiwa, Fujisaki-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-1214
Japan
Coordinates40°40′14.29″N 140°32′37.33″E / 40.6706361°N 140.5437028°E / 40.6706361; 140.5437028
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance456.6 km from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1924
Passengers
FY2018421 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kawabetowards Akita Ōu Main LineRapid Namiokatowards Aomori
Kawabetowards Shinjō Ōu Main LineLocal
Location
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Kita-Tokiwa Station (北常盤駅, Kita-Tokiwa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fujisaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Tokiwa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 455.6 km from the southern terminus of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Hirosaki and Akita
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Namioka and Aomori
3 ■ Ōu Main Line (not normally used)

Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

History

Kita-Tokiwa Station opened on 20 December 1924 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 421 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Station vicinity

  • Aomori Shinkin Bank Tokiwa branch
  • Mutsu Tokiwa Post Office (delivery and collection office)
  • Tokiwa Taxi
  • Hirosaki Police District Fujisaki Koban
  • Fujisaki Municipal Meitoku Junior High School

See also

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 2 January 2020.

External links

Stations of the Ōu Main Line
Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line)
Shinjō to Ōmagari
Ōmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line)
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