Operated by JR East Address Japan | Line(s) Ōu Main Line Opened 1904 | |
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Location 115, Kamiinnai Aza Ozawa, Yuzawa, Akita
（秋田県湯沢市上院内字小沢115）
Japan Similar Yokobori Station, Kami‑Yuzawa Station, Mitsuseki Station, Shimo‑Yuzawa Station, Nozoki Station | ||
Innai Station (院内駅, Innai eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Innai Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 194.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Innai station has a single side platform and an island platform, connected by an overpass. The station is unattended.
History
Innai Station opened on October 21, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station has been unattended since December 1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The original station building was destroyed by a fire on February 2, 1988. The current building, completed in March 1989, also serves as a local history museum
Surrounding area
Innai Station is located in the small hamlet of Innai, in the Ogachi area of southern Yuzawa City. Innai itself has few businesses, though central Ogachi, just to the north, has many. About 12 kilometers to the SE lies Akinomiya Onsen, a popular hot spring resort area.