Line(s) Hanawa Line Address Japan | Previous names Azukisawa (until 1957) Opened 1931 | |
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Location Hachimantai aza Koyama, Kazuno, Akita
（秋田県鹿角市八幡平字小山）
Japan Operated by East Japan Railway Company Similar Yuze‑Onsen Station, Rikuchū‑Ōsato Station, Dobukai Station, Shibahira Station, Kazuno‑Hanawa Station | ||
Hachimantai Station (八幡平駅, Hachimantai-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Hachimantai Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 64.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.
Station layout
Hachimantai Station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
History
Hachimantai Station was opened on October 17, 1931 as Azukisawa Station (小豆沢駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Hachimantai, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1957. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.