Tsuchizaki Station

Tsuchizaki Station

土崎駅
Tsuchizaki Station in December 2012
General information
Location6-16-15 Chūō, Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 011-0946
Japan
Coordinates39°45′30.44″N 140°4′24.98″E / 39.7584556°N 140.0736056°E / 39.7584556; 140.0736056
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance292.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 October 1902
Passengers
FY20182076 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Izumi-Sotoasahikawa
towards Akita
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Kami-Iijima
towards Aomori
Izumi-Sotoasahikawa
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Izumi-Sotoasahikawa
towards Akita
Oga Line Kami-Iijima
towards Oga
Location
Tsuchizaki Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Tsuchizaki Station
Tsuchizaki Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Tsuchizaki Station is located in Japan
Tsuchizaki Station
Tsuchizaki Station
Tsuchizaki Station (Japan)

Tsuchizaki Station (土崎駅, Tsuchizaki-eki) is a railway station in Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

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Tsuchizaki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station. The Oga Line train services also stop at this station, which is past the nominal terminus of the line at Oiwake.

There was a 1.8 km freight branch line from this station to Akita Port Station.

Station layout

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The station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

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west  Oga Line for Oga
 Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
east  Ōu Main Line for Akita and Ōmagari

History

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Tsuchizaki Station opened on 21 October 1902.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2076 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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.
  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 February 2020.
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