Moritake Station

Moritake Station (森岳駅, Moritake-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Moritake Station 森岳駅
Moritake Station in May 2019
General information
Location	Moritake, Mitane-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2303 Japan
Coordinates	40°6′11.48″N 140°4′15.19″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	345.1 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1902
Passengers
FY2018	181 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hachirōgata towards Akita Tsugaru Higashi-Noshiro towards Aomori Ōu Main Line Rapid Kado towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Kita-Kanaoka towards Aomori
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Lines

Moritake Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 345.1 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Moritake Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki

History

Moritake Station opened on August 1, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Moritake, Akita. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 181 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2010	259[2]
2015	214[3]

Surrounding area

• Moritake Post Office
• Moritake Onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan