Mukaiyama Station
Mukaiyama Station (向山駅, Mukaiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in the town of Oirase, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.
Mukaiyama Station 向山駅 | |
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 Mukaiyama Station in April 2008 | |
| Location | 3 Mukaiyama, Oirase-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-2151 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°37′48.92″N 141°22′12.61″E |
| Operated by |  Aoimori Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Aoimori Railway Line |
| Distance | 79.7 km from Aomori |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | July 10, 1936 |
| Location | |
  Mukaiyama Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Mukaiyama Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aomori Station. It is 659.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Mukaiyama Station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Aoimori Railway Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Shimoda | Local | Misawa | ||
History
The station opened on July 10, 1936.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] With the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Shin-Aomori, the section of the Tohoku Main Line including this station was transferred to the Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.
Surrounding area
- Kawano Green Farm
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 417–418. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.