Mutsu-Akaishi Station

Railway station in Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

40°45′41.99″N 140°09′43.85″E / 40.7616639°N 140.1621806°E / 40.7616639; 140.1621806Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance97.4 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedNovember 26, 1929Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Mutsu-Yanagita towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Ajigasawa towards Hirosaki

Location
Mutsu-Akaishi Station Location within Japan

Mutsu-Akaishi Station (陸奥赤石駅, Mutsu-Akaishi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mutsu-Akaishi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 97.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Mutsu-Akaishi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The station was built with dual opposed side platforms, but only the former southbound platform is now used.

History

Mutsu-Akaishi Station was opened on November 26, 1929, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). It has been unattended since March 19, 1984. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

National Route 101
Akaishi Post Office

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.