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Railway station in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
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Yotsugoya Station
四ツ小屋駅
Yotsugoya Station, June 2023
General information
LocationYanagibayashi-49 Yotsugoyakoaji, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 010-1418
Japan
Coordinates39°39′38.8″N 140°8′41.3″E / 39.660778°N 140.144806°E / 39.660778; 140.144806
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Ōu Main Line
Distance292.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 August 1917; 107 years ago (16 August 1917)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
WadaOne-way operation Ōu Main LineRapid Akitatowards Aomori
Wadatowards Shinjō Ōu Main LineLocal
Location
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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).

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.

  • Platform in June, 2023 Platform in June, 2023
  • Gates in June, 2023 Gates in June, 2023

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). 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

See also

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

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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