Mutsu-Yokohama Station

Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅, Mutsu-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mutsu-Yokohama Station

陸奥横浜駅
Mutsu-Yokohama Station in May 2008
LocationTatenoshiro, Yokohama-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-4133
Japan
Coordinates41°05′12.09″N 141°14′59.67″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōminato Line
Distance30.1 km from Noheji
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 March 1921
Passengers
FY201870 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Noheji
toward Aomori or Hachinohe
 Shimokita Chikagawa
(limited service)
toward Ōminato
Fukkoshi
toward Noheji
 Ōminato Line Arihata
toward Ōminato
Location
Mutsu-Yokohama Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Mutsu-Yokohama Station
Mutsu-Yokohama Station (Japan)

Lines

Mutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The small station building has lacked a station master since budgetary restrictions in December 1999.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōminato Line for Shimokita and Ōminato
2 ■ Ōminato Line for Noheji and Aomori

History

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area
  • Yokohama Town Hall
  • Yokohama Post Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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 21 April 2020.

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