Oirase Station

Oirase Station 追良瀬駅
Oirase Station in September 2019
General information
Location	32 Oirase Shiomizaki, Fukaura Town, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture 038-2413 Japan
Coordinates	40°41′9.73″N 139°58′13.66″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Gonō Line
Distance	72.9 km (45.3 mi) from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	13 December 1934 (1934-12-13)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hiroto towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Local Todoroki towards Hirosaki
Location Oirase Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Oirase Station Oirase Station (Tohoku, Japan) Oirase Station Oirase Station (Japan)

Oirase Station (追良瀬駅, Oirase-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Oirase Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 72.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Oirase Station has one ground-level island platform, of which one side is in use, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. There is a small weather shelter on the platform but no station building.

History

Oirase Station was opened on December 13, 1934 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 101

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
• 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)