Tsugaru-Futamata Station
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is a railway station on the JR East
Tsugaru Line located in the town of Imabetsu
, Aomori Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 46.6 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsugaru Line at Aomori Station
.
(JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 20, 1968. With the privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.
serving bidirectional traffic. The unattended station building is managed from Kanita Station
. The station building also doubles as Michi-no-eki Imabetsu
serving vehicular traffic.
The station is connected to the Station of the JR Hokkaido
Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
(which runs immediately adjacent and parallel to Imabetsu-Futamata by a stairway.
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....
Tsugaru Line located in the town of Imabetsu
Imabetsu, Aomori
is a town located in the Higashitsugaru District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 3,328 and a density of 26.6 persons per km². Its total area was 125.28 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 46.6 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsugaru Line at Aomori Station
Aomori Station
is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...
.
History
Tsugaru-Futamata Station was opened on October 21, 1958 as a station on the Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
(JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 20, 1968. 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, it came under the operational control of JR East.
Station layout
Tsugaru-Futamata 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...
serving bidirectional traffic. The unattended station building is managed from Kanita Station
Kanita Station
is a railway station on the JR East Tsugaru Line located in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 27.0 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsugaru Line at Aomori Station.-History:...
. The station building also doubles as Michi-no-eki Imabetsu
Roadside Station
A is a government-designated rest area found along roads and highways in Japan.In addition to providing places for travelers to rest, they are also intended to promote local tourism and trade...
serving vehicular traffic.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tsugaru Line | For and |
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Surrounding area
Hokkaido Railway Company
The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....
Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
The is a railway line in northern Japan linking Aomori Station in Aomori and Hakodate Station in Hokkaido.The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line is actually made up of portions of four separate lines: the Tsugaru Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company, and the Kaikyō, Esashi, and Hakodate Main lines,...
(which runs immediately adjacent and parallel to Imabetsu-Futamata by a stairway.