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Konoura Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Connections
  
Bus stop

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Uetsu Main Line

Passengers (FY2010)
  
311 daily

Opened
  
1922

Konoura Station

Location
  
94 Junibayashi, Konoura, Nikaho, Akita (秋田県にかほ市金浦字十二林94) Japan

Similar
  
Nikaho Station, Kisakata Station, Kamihama Station, Kosagawa Station, Nishime Station

Konoura Station (金浦駅, Konoura eki) is a JR East railway station located in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

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Lines

Konoura Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 209.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Konoura Station has a side platform and an island platform connected by an overpass, serving three tracks. The station building also includes the Nikaho City Library.

History

Konoura Station opened on June 30, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

  • Shirase Antaractic Expedition Memorial Museum
  • References

    Konoura Station Wikipedia