Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station 茂吉記念館前駅
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station, October 2005
General information
Location	Benten-1421 Kitamachi, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3131 Japan
Coordinates	38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	77.8 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 December 1952
Previous names	Kitakaminoyama (until 1992)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kaminoyama-Onsen towards Fukushima Yamagata Line Zaō towards Shinjō
Location Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (茂吉記念館前駅, Mokichikinenkanmae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It takes its name after the Mokichi Saitō Memorial Museum.

Lines

Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 77.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yamagata and Shinjō
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Kaminoyamaonsen, Akayu, and Yonezawa

History

The station opened on 5 December 1952 as Kitakaminoyama Station (北上ノ山駅, Kitakaminoyama eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1992.

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is of rice paddies and small rural communities.

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 529.

External links

Media related to Mokichikinenkan-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)