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Shimokawazoi Station

Railway station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Hayaguchi towards Shinjō		Ōu Main Line Local		Ōdate towards Aomori

Location
Shimokawazoi Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Shimokawazoi Station Shimokawazoi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shimokawazoi Station (下川沿駅, Shimokawazoi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shimokawazoi Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 393.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Hirosaki and Aomori
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita

History

Shimokawazoi Station was opened on May 1, 1951 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR), serving the now-defunct village of Shimokawazoi, Akita. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.