Fujisaki Station (Aomori)

Fujisaki Station (藤崎駅, Fujisaki-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fujisaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Fujisaki Station 藤崎駅
Fujisaki Station in May 2007
General information
Location	Nishimurai 60, Fujisaki-machi,[Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-3802 Japan
Coordinates	40°39′14.64″N 140°29′58.68″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	144.7 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	September 25, 1918
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hayashizaki towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Rapid Kawabe One-way operation Gonō Line Local Kawabe towards Hirosaki
Location Fujisaki Station Location within Japan

Lines

Fujisaki Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 144.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Fujisaki Station has one ground-level island platform, but only a single track is in use, serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended.

History

Fujisaki Station was opened on September 25, 1918 as a station on the Mutsu Railway. It became a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) when the Mutsu Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1927. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station has been unattended since 2001.

Surrounding area

• National Route 339
• Fujisaki town hall
• Fujisaki Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
• 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)