Hachirōgata Station

Location
	Hachirōgata Station Location within Akita Prefecture Hachirōgata Station Hachirōgata Station (Japan)

Hachirōgata Station

八郎潟駅
Hachirōgata Station; 八郎潟駅
	Hachirōgata Station (August 2019)
General information
Location	85-2 Azanakata Hachirogata-cho, Minamiakita-gun, Akita-ken 018-1614; Japan
Coordinates	39°56′50.6″N 140°4′42.24″E / 39.947389°N 140.0784000°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	327.5 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 15, 1905
Previous names	Gojome; Hitoichi (until 1965)
Passengers
FY2018	792
Services
Location
Location
	Hachirōgata Station Location within Akita Prefecture Hachirōgata Station Hachirōgata Station (Japan)

Hachirōgata Station (八郎潟駅, Hachirōgata-eki) is a railway station in the town of Hachirōgata, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Hachirōgata Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 327.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
2, 3	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari

History

Hachirōgata Station opened on August 1, 1902^[1] as Gojome Station (五城目駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was renamed Hitoichi Station (一日市駅) on November 1, 1921. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1965, and a new station building was completed in December of the same year.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Hachirōgata town office
Hachirōgata post office
National Route 7

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jnr1985-1] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[jreast2018stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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