Yomogita Station

Yomogita Station (蓬田駅, Yomogita-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Tsugaru Line located in the village of Yomogita, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Yomogita Station 蓬田駅
Yomogita Station in September 2009
General information
Location	Amidagawa, Yomogita-mura, Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1212 Japan
Coordinates	40°58′08.97″N 140°39′16.42″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tsugaru Line
Distance	19.1 km from Aomori
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 5, 1951
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Gōsawa towards Minmaya Tsugaru Line Nakasawa towards Aomori
Location Yomogita Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Yomogita Station Yomogita Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yomogita Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 19.1 km from the starting point of the line at Aomori.

Station layout

Yomogita Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Yomogita Station was opened on December 5, 1951 as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in October 1968. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station has been unattended since December 2001. A new station building (consisting of a waiting room only) was completed in December 2008.

Surrounding area

National Route 280

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)