Kitakanegasawa Station

Railway station in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

40°44′46″N 140°05′42″E / 40.74611°N 140.09500°E / 40.74611; 140.09500Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance90.6 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedOctober 20, 1931Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Senjōjiki towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Rapid		Ajigasawa One-way operation
Senjōjiki towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Mutsu-Yanagita towards Hirosaki

Location
Kitakanegasawa Station Location within Japan

Kitakanegasawa Station (北金ヶ沢駅, Kitakanegasawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kitakanegasawa Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 90.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Platforms

1	■ Gonō Line	For Ajigasawa, Goshogawara and Hirosaki
2	■ Gonō Line	For Fukaura and Higashi-Noshiro

Station layout

Kitakanegasawa Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended and is managed from Goshogawara Station. The station is a kan'i itaku station, administered by Goshogawara Station, and operated by Fukaura municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.

History

Kitakanegasawa Station was opened on October 20, 1931 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

National Route 101
Fukaura Town office Ōdose branch office
Kitakanegasawa Post office

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kita-Kanegasawa Station.

Official website (in Japanese)

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.