Mukaiyama Station

Mukaiyama Station (向山駅, Mukaiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in the town of Oirase, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.

Mukaiyama Station

向山駅
Mukaiyama Station in April 2008
Location3 Mukaiyama, Oirase-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-2151
Japan
Coordinates40°37′48.92″N 141°22′12.61″E
Operated by Aoimori Railway
Line(s)■ Aoimori Railway Line
Distance79.7 km from Aomori
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 10, 1936
Location
Mukaiyama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Mukaiyama Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aomori Station. It is 659.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Mukaiyama Station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Aoimori Railway Line for Misawa, Noheji and Aomori
2 ■ Aoimori Railway Line for Hachinohe and Sannohe

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Aoimori Railway Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Shimoda   Local   Misawa

History

The station opened on July 10, 1936.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] With the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Shin-Aomori, the section of the Tohoku Main Line including this station was transferred to the Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.

Surrounding area
  • Kawano Green Farm

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 417–418. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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