Operated by JR East Passengers (2012) 688 daily Phone +81 187-53-2612 | Opened 1921 | |
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Address Japan, 〒014-0368 秋田県仙北市角館町 中菅沢１４ Similar | ||
Akita shinkansen kakunodate station
Kakunodate Station (角館駅, Kakunodate-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Kakunodate Station is served by the Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 58.8 rail km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station. It is also a terminus for the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line
Station layout
Kakunodate Station consists of a single side platform and an island platform serving the JR portion of the station, and a single side platform for the Akita Nairuke Railway. The station building, designed to resemble a samurai residence, was selected to be one of the Hundred Stations of Tohoku.
History
Kakunodate Station opened on July 30, 1921 as a station on the Obonai Railway, which was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) the following year. The JGR became Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Kakunodate Line (which later became the Akita Nairiku Railway) began operation from November 1, 1971.. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. Services on the Akita Shinkansen began on March 22, 1997.