Operated by JR East Opened 1930 | Line(s) ■ Ōu Main Line | |
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Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1506 Similar Ugo‑Sakai Station, Jingūji Station, Kariwano Station, Ōbarino Station, Kami‑Yuzawa Station | ||
Mineyoshikawa Station (峰吉川駅, Mineyoshikawa-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Mineyoshikawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 265.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Mineyoshikawa Station consists of a two opposed side platforms, although the platform next to the station building is now reserved for through traffic for the Akita Shinkansen.
History
Mineyoshikawa Station began as Mineyoshikawa Signal (峰吉信号場) on December 20, 1924 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Yoshikawa. It was elevated to a full station on June 21, 1930. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2004.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 63 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).