Yotsugoya Station

Yotsugoya Station (四ツ小屋駅, Yotsugoya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yotsugoya Station

四ツ小屋駅
Yotsugoya Station, June 2019
LocationYanagibayashi-49 Yotsugoyakoaji, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 010-1418
Japan
Coordinates39°39′38.8″N 140°8′41.3″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance292.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 August 1917
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Wada
One-way operation
 Ōu Main Line
Rapid
 Akita
toward Aomori
Wada
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
Location
Yotsugoya Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Yotsugoya Station
Yotsugoya Station (Japan)

Lines

Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Akita Shinkansen trains run through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Akita
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Ōmagari and Yuzawa

History

Yotsugoya Station was opened on 16 August 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2004.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

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