Moritake Station

Moritake Station (森岳駅, Moritake-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Moritake Station

森岳駅
Moritake Station in May 2019
LocationMoritake, Mitane-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2303
Japan
Coordinates40°6′11.48″N 140°4′15.19″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance345.1 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1902
Passengers
FY2018181 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hachirōgata
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Higashi-Noshiro
toward Aomori
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Kado
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Kita-Kanaoka
toward Aomori
Location
Moritake Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Moritake Station
Moritake Station (Japan)

Lines

Moritake Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 345.1 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Moritake Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.

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

History

Moritake Station opened on August 1, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Moritake, Akita. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 181 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2010259[2]
2015214[3]

Surrounding area
  • Moritake Post Office
  • Moritake Onsen

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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