Operated by Yuri Kōgen Railway Opened 1922 | Address Japan | |
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Location Maegō, Yurihonjō, Akita（秋田県由利本荘市矢島町前郷）Japan Similar | ||
Maegō Station (前郷駅, Maegō-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway.
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Lines
Maegō Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 11.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.
Station layout
Maegō Station has two opposed side platforms.
History
Maegō Station opened on August 1, 1922 as a station on the Yokojō Railway, which became the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line on September 1, 1937. The line was extended past Maegō to Nishitakizawa Station in December of the same year. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line. A new station building was completed in December 2003.