Henashi Station

Railway station in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

40°36′30.77″N 139°51′53.57″E / 40.6085472°N 139.8648806°E / 40.6085472; 139.8648806Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance57.9 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedJuly 30, 1936Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
WeSPa-Tsubakiyama towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Yokoiso towards Hirosaki

Location
Henashi Station Location within Japan

Henashi Station (艫作駅, Henashi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Henashi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 39.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Henashi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. The station was built with double opposed side platforms, but only a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic is currently in use.

History

Henashi Station was opened on July 30, 1936, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in November 2010.

Surrounding area

References

Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.