Tomine Station

Railway station in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan
40°13′4.60″N 140°10′21.25″E / 40.2179444°N 140.1725694°E / 40.2179444; 140.1725694Operated by JR EastLine(s) Ōu Main LineDistance365.5 kilometers from FukushimaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJanuary 25, 1907PassengersFY201597 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tsurugata
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Futatsui
towards Aomori
Location
Tomine Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Tomine Station
Tomine Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
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Tomine Station is located in Japan
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Side view

Tomine Station (富根駅, Tomine-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tomine Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 365.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

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

History

Tomine Station was opened on January 25, 1907, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Futatsui, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station has been unattended since October 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 97 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Tomine Post office

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Tomine Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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Stations of the Ōu Main Line
Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line)Shinjō to ŌmagariŌmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line)