Chikagawa Station (近川駅, Chikagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]
Chikagawa Station 近川駅  | ||||||||||||||||
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 Chikagawa Station in September 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Okunai Chikagawa, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0011 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°11′28.90″N 141°16′45.35″E / 41.1913611°N 141.2792639°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōminato Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 42.7 km from Noheji | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 25, 1921 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editChikagawa Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 43.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Noheji Station.[2]
Station layout
editAlthough originally built with two opposed side platforms, at present Chikagawa Station has a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended.[2][1]
History
editChikagawa Station was opened on September 25, 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.[2]
Surrounding area
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National Route 279- JMSDF Communications Command Ominato Chikagawa Receiving Station
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "近川駅" [Chikagawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
External links
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Media related to Chikagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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