Kakinoki Station (柿ノ木駅, Kakinoki-eki) was a railway station on the Tadami Line in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened in 1951 as a temporary station, became a permanent station in 1987, and closed in March 2015. The nearest open stations are Irihirose to the west and Ōshirakawa to the east.
Kakinoki Station 柿ノ木駅 | |
|---|---|
 The station in May 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Anazawa, Uonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 946-0304 Japan |
| Operated by | ■ JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Tadami Line |
| Distance | 112.4 km from Aizu-Wakamatsu |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 March 1951 |
| Closed | 14 March 2015 |
History
editThe station opened on 1 March 1951, as a temporary intermediate station on the initial western section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between Koide and Ōshirakawa. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it became a permanent station under the control of JR East. The station was closed from the start of the timetable revision introduced on 14 March 2015.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tadami Line User Manual" (PDF). Union Workshop. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ ありがとう、柿ノ木駅 １４日に廃止、市民団体が集い [Thank you, Kakinoki Station, closing on 14th]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kakinoki Station.
- JR East station information at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 December 2011)