Mitsuseki Station
Mitsuseki Station (三関駅, Mitsuseki-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Mitsuseki Station 三関駅 | |||||||||||
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 Mitsuseki Station in July 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5 Futatsubashi, Kamiseki, Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 012-0864 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°6′36.7″N 140°29′0.9″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 204.4 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 November 1923 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2017 | ||||||||||
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| FY2007 | 40 daily | ||||||||||
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  Mitsuseki Station Location within Akita Prefecture  Mitsuseki Station Mitsuseki Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Mitsuseki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 204.4 km (127.0 mi) from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.[1]
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.
History
Mitsuseki Station opened on July 1, 1930.[1] The station has been unattended since December 1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1]
The station building was replaced by a temporary structure in August 2017, with a new building completed in December 2017.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2007 (the last year for which data was published), the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 81[4] |
| 2005 | 49[5] |
| 2007 | 40[3] |
Surrounding area
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 532–533. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 奥羽本線 三関駅・柳田駅で駅舎を改築 [Mitsuseki and Yanagita Stations on Ou Main Linen to be rebuilt]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
External links
Media related to Mitsuseki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)