Ushirogata Station

Ushirogata
後潟

Ushirogata Station in May 2013
Location Rokumaibashi, Aomori, Aomori
(青森県青森市大字六枚橋字磯打59)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tsugaru Line
History
Opened 1951

Ushirogata Station (後潟駅 Ushirogata-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Tsugaru Line located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 14.7 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsugaru Line at Aomori Station.

History

Ushirogata Station was opened on December 5, 1951 as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 1968. On April 1, 1970, it became a kan'i itaku station, operated by the Japan Travel Bureau. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It has been unattended since September 2009.

Lines

Station layout

Ushirogata Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The platforms are short, necessitating the use of a door cut system for trains linger than 5 carriages long. The station is unattended, and is managed from Aomori Station. The station building is unattended.

Route bus

Surrounding area

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tsugaru Line
Hidariseki   Local   Nakasawa

See also

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External links

Coordinates: 40°55′53.47″N 140°39′45.84″E / 40.9315194°N 140.6627333°E / 40.9315194; 140.6627333

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