Hirokōshita Station

Hirokōshita Station (弘高下駅, Hirokōshita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator, Kōnan Railway Company

Hirokōshita Station 弘高下駅
Hirokōshita Station, August 2010
General information
Location	Sakurabayashi-cho 9-7, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8222 Japan
Coordinates	40°35′34.13″N 140°28′05.65″E
Operated by	Kōnan Railway
Line(s)	■ Ōwani Line
Distance	13.1 km from Ōwani
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	January 26, 1952
Passengers
FY2015	85
Location Hirokōshita Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Hirokōshita Station Hirokōshita Station (Japan)

Lines

Hirokōshita Station is served by the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line, and lies 13.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Ōwani Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line
Hirosakigakuindaimae		-	Chūō-Hirosaki

History

Hirokōshita Station was opened on January 26, 1952, with the opening of the Ōwani Line. Since August 5, 1974 it has been a kan'i itaku station.

Surrounding area

• Hirosaki High School
• Hirosaki University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hirokō-shita Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kōnan Railway home page (in Japanese)
• Location map Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)