Itayanagi Station

Itayanagi Station (板柳駅, Itayanagi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Itayanagi, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Itayanagi Station 板柳駅
Itayanagi Station in September 2019
General information
Location	Fukunoda Minoruta 48, Itayanagi-cho, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-3661 Japan
Coordinates	40°41′50.89″N 140°27′41.68″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	138.9 kilometers from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=134
History
Opened	September 25, 1918
Passengers
FY2016	351
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsurudomari towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Rapid Hayashizaki One-way operation Gonō Line Local Hayashizaki towards Hirosaki
Location Itayanagi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Itayanagi Station is served by the Gonō Line. It is 138.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Itayanagi Station has a single ground-level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Gonō Line	For Goshogawara, Ajigasawa and Fukaura
2	■ Gonō Line	For Kawabe, Hirosaki and Aomori

History

Itayanagi Station was opened on September 25, 1918 as a station on the Mutsu Railway. It became a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) when the Mutsu Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1927. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor to JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 351 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 339
• Itayanagi town hall
• Itayanagi Post Office
• Itayanagi onsen

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan