Operated by JR East Address Japan | Line(s) Ōu Main Line Opened 1917 | |
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Location Yotsugoya, Akita, Akita（秋田県秋田市四ツ小屋）Japan Similar Ōbarino Station, Wada Station, Kami‑Iijima Station, Ugo‑Ushijima Station, Ugo‑Sakai Station | ||
Yotsugoya Station (四ツ小屋駅, Yotsugoya-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Yotsugoya Station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by an overpass. The route of the Akita Shinkansen runs through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1. The station is unattended.
History
Yotsugoya Station opened on August 16, 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 2004.