Jūnisho Station

Jūnisho Station 十二所駅
Jūnisho Station, May 2007
General information
Location	42 Aramachi-42 Jūnisho, Ōdate-shi, Akita-ken 018-5601 Japan
Coordinates	40°12′52.32″N 140°40′6.12″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hanawa Line
Distance	89.6 kilometers from Kōma
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 25, 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōtaki-Onsen towards Ōdate Hanawa Line Sawajiri towards Morioka
Location Jūnisho Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Jūnisho Station Jūnisho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Jūnisho Station (十二所駅, Jūnisho-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Jūnisho Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 89.6 km from the terminus of the line at Kōma.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Jūnisho Station was opened on December 25, 1915 on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the town of Jūnisho, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station became unmanned in 1985.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 103
• Yoneshiro River

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 「通報 ●福知山線石生駅ほか147駅の駅員無配置について（旅客局）」『鉄道公報号外』日本国有鉄道総裁室文書課、1985年3月12日、15-16面。
2. Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha, ed. (1998). Teishajō hensen daijiten. Kokutetsu JR hen (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.

External links

Media related to Jūnisho Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)