Shimokita Station
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is a railway station on the JR East
Ōminato Line located in the city of Mutsu
, Aomori Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 55.5 rail kilometers from the terminus
of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station
. It was the terminal station for the Shimokita Kotsu Company's Ōhata Line, which was discontinued in 2000 and replaced by a bus line.
(JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of December 1, 1983. With the privatization
of the Japan National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station building was completely rebuilt in 2009.
, of which only one side is in use, serving bidirectional traffic. The other side of the platform was formerly used for the now-defunct Ōhata Line. The station building is manned, and has a “Green Window” service counter as well as an automatic ticket machine.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Ōminato Line located in the city of Mutsu
Mutsu, Aomori
is a city located in northeastern Aomori in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 61,205 and a density of 70.09 persons per km²...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
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. It is 55.5 rail kilometers from the terminus
Terminal Station
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of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station
Noheji Station
is a joint railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line of Aoimori Railway Company and Ōminato Line of JR East located in the town of Noheji, Aomori Prefecture, Japan...
. It was the terminal station for the Shimokita Kotsu Company's Ōhata Line, which was discontinued in 2000 and replaced by a bus line.
History
Shimokita Station was opened on December 6, 1939 as a station on the Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
(JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of December 1, 1983. With the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the Japan National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station building was completely rebuilt in 2009.
Station layout
Shimokita Station has a single island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, of which only one side is in use, serving bidirectional traffic. The other side of the platform was formerly used for the now-defunct Ōhata Line. The station building is manned, and has a “Green Window” service counter as well as an automatic ticket machine.
Platforms
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