Sashimaki Station

Sashimaki Station (刺巻駅, Sashimaki-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Sashimaki Station 刺巻駅
Sashimaki Station, October 2006
Location	Ōmichi-242 Tazawako Sashimaki, Semboku-shi, Akita-ken 014-1202 Japan
Coordinates	39°40′7″N 140°41′31.1″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tazawako Line
Distance	44.4 kilometers from Morioka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 31, 1923
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Jindai toward Ōmagari Tazawako Line Tazawako toward Morioka
Location
Sashimaki Station Location within Akita Prefecture Sashimaki Station Sashimaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Sashimaki Station is served by the Tazawako Line, and is located 44.4 km from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Tazawako Line	for Morioka
2	■ Tazawako Line	for Kakunodate and Ōmagari

History

Sashimaki Station opened on August 31, 1923 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), Obonai keiben-sen, serving the village of Obonai, Akita. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new log cabin style station building was completed in March 1997.

Surrounding area

• National Route 46

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Sashimaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)