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Mutsu Yokohama Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Distance
  
30.1 km from Noheji

Tracks
  
2

Opened
  
20 March 1921

Line(s)
  
■ Ōminato Line

Platforms
  
1 island platform

Address
  
Japan

Mutsu-Yokohama Station

Location
  
Tatenoshiro, Yokohama-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-4133 Japan

Similar
  
Arihata Station, Fukkoshi Station, Ōminato Station, Noheji Station, Arito Station

Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅, Mutsu-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station on the Ōminato Line in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Mutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station.

Station layout

Mutsu-Yokohama Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The small station building has lacked a station master since budgetary restrictions in December 1999.

History

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Yokohama Town Hall
  • Yokohama Post Office
  • Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 71 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

    References

    Mutsu-Yokohama Station Wikipedia