Goshogawara Station
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is a joint use railway station on the JR East
Gonō Line
and the Tsugaru Railway Line located in the town of Goshogawara
, Aomori Prefecture
Japan
. It is 125.7 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro Station
and is the terminus for the Tsugaru Railway Line.
Mutsu Railway. The Tsugaru Railway Line began operations from Goshogawara on July 15, 1930. On July 10, 1956, the Tsugaru Railway portion of the station was officially renamed , to distinguish it from the JNR portion. With the privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion came under the operational control of JR East.
and an island platform
serving three tracks. The JR Gono Line uses the side platform and half of the island platform, while the Tsugaru Line uses the other half of the island platform. The station building has a Green Window Service Counter, and is manned during normal daytime hours.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Gonō Line
Gono Line
The is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshū. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations...
and the Tsugaru Railway Line located in the town of Goshogawara
Goshogawara, Aomori
is a city located in northeastern Aomori in Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 59,395 and a density of 147persons per km². Its total area was 404.56 km².-Geography:...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 125.7 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
Terminal Station
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of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro Station
Higashi-Noshiro Station
is a railway station on the JR East. It is located in Noshiro, Akita, Japan.-Station structure:* 2-way, 3-track, above-ground station.Platforms...
and is the terminus for the Tsugaru Railway Line.
History
Goshogawara Station was opened on September 25, 1918 as a station on Japan National Railways (JNR) Goshogawara Line. On June 1, 1927, the Goshogawara Line was joined with the newly nationalizedNationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
Mutsu Railway. The Tsugaru Railway Line began operations from Goshogawara on July 15, 1930. On July 10, 1956, the Tsugaru Railway portion of the station was officially renamed , to distinguish it from the JNR portion. With the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion came under the operational control of JR East.
Lines
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Gonō LineGono LineThe is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshū. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations...
- Gonō Line
- Tsugaru Railway CompanyTsugaru Railway CompanyThe , or , is a railway company that provides transportation services in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The company operates the Tsugaru Railway Line, which connects Tsugaru-Goshogawara Station in the city of Goshogawara with Tsugaru-Nakasato Station in the town of Nakadomari in Tsugaru...
Station layout
Goshogawara Station has a single side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
and an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving three tracks. The JR Gono Line uses the side platform and half of the island platform, while the Tsugaru Line uses the other half of the island platform. The station building has a Green Window Service Counter, and is manned during normal daytime hours.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Gonō Line Gono Line The is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshū. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations... |
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| 2 | ■Gonō Line Gono Line The is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshū. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations... |
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| 3 | ■Tsugaru Railway Line | For and |
Route Bus
- Kōnan Bus
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- For Hirosaki Bus Terminal via Tsuruta, Itayanagi and Fujisaki
- For Kodomari Bus office via Kanagi and Nakasato StationTsugaru-Nakasato Stationis a railway station on the Tsugaru Railway Company’s Tsugaru Railway Line located in the town of Nakadomari, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is the northern terminus of the line, and is 20.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tsugaru-Goshogawara Station,-Station...
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- For Aomori-Yadamae via Harako, Daishaka, Shinjō and Aomori Station