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Railway station in Yokohama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Mutsu-Yokohama Station
陸奥横浜駅East Japan Railway Company
Mutsu-Yokohama Station in October 2013
General information
LocationTatenoshiro 21, Yokohama-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-4133
Japan
Coordinates41°05′12.09″N 141°14′59.67″E / 41.0866917°N 141.2499083°E / 41.0866917; 141.2499083
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōminato Line
Distance30.1 km from Noheji
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnattended
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 March 1921
Passengers
FY201870 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
NohejiTerminus Shimokita Chikagawa(limited service)towards Ōminato
Fukkoshitowards Noheji Ōminato Line Arihatatowards Ōminato
Location
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Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅, Mutsu-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station. It is also served by the Shimokita express train service connecting Hachinohe with Ōminato

Station layout

The station has a single unnumbered island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The platform is connected to the small station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Station side ■ Ōminato Line for Shimokita and Ōminato
Opposite side ■ Ōminato Line for Noheji and Aomori

History

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Yokohama Town Hall
  • Yokohama Post Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

In popular culture

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was the setting of episode 18 and the final episode of the TV anime series Clannad-After Story broadcast from 2008 to 2009. The series also featured the rapeseed fields of Yokohama, and continues to draw fans to the station.

See also

References

  1. ^ "陸奥横浜駅" [Mutsu-Yokohama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
  3. Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 (in Japanese). JTB. p. 510. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  4. 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 April 2020.

External links

Media related to Mutsu-Yokohama Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Ōminato Line


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