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Akitashirakami Station

Railway station in Happō, Akita Prefecture, Japan

40°23′11.8″N 139°59′15.6″E / 40.386611°N 139.987667°E / 40.386611; 139.987667Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō LineDistance26.1 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1997PassengersFY201838 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Noshiro towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Rapid		Iwadate One-way operation
Takinoma towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Iwadate towards Hirosaki

Location
Akitashirakami Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Akitashirakami Station Akitashirakami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Akitashirakami Station (あきた白神駅, Akita-Shirakami-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Happō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Akitashirakami Station is served by the 147.2 km (91.5 mi) Gonō Line, and is located 26.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is staffed.

History

Akitashirakami Station opened on October 1, 1997.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	7^[3]
2005	7^[4]
2010	30^[5]
2015	27^[6]

Surrounding area

National Route 101
Hachimori Isaribi onsen

References

五能線ガイドブック [Gono Line Guidebook] (in Japanese). Japan: Mumyosha. 10 April 2002. ISBN 978-4895443074.

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 549. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ 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 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ 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 13 February 2018.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.