Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station 茂吉記念館前駅 | |||||||||||
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 Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station, October 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Benten-1421 Kitamachi, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3131 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E / 38.171022°N 140.297925°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 77.8 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 December 1952 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kitakaminoyama (until 1992) | ||||||||||
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Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (茂吉記念館前駅, Mokichikinenkanmae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It takes its name after the Mokichi Saitō Memorial Museum.
Lines
[edit]Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 77.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yamagata and Shinjō |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Kaminoyamaonsen, Akayu, and Yonezawa |
History
[edit]The station opened on 5 December 1952 as Kitakaminoyama Station (北上ノ山駅, Kitakaminoyama eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1992.
Surrounding area
[edit]The surrounding area is of rice paddies and small rural communities.
References
[edit]- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 529.
External links
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Media related to Mokichikinenkan-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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