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Tsuchizaki Station

土崎駅
Tsuchizaki Station; 土崎駅
	Tsuchizaki Station in December 2012
General information
Location	6-16-15 Chūō, Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 011-0946; Japan
Coordinates	39°45′30.44″N 140°4′24.98″E / 39.7584556°N 140.0736056°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line; ■ Oga Line;
Distance	292.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 October 1902
Passengers
FY2018	2076 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Tsuchizaki Station Location within Akita Prefecture Tsuchizaki Station Tsuchizaki Station (Japan)

Tsuchizaki Station (土崎駅, Tsuchizaki-eki) is a railway station in Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Tsuchizaki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station. The Oga Line train services also stop at this station, which is past the nominal terminus of the line at Oiwake.

There was a 1.8 km freight branch line from this station to Akita Port Station.

Station layout

The station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

west	■ Oga Line	for Oga
west	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
east	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari

History

Tsuchizaki Station opened on 21 October 1902.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2076 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Japan Railway Tsuchizaki Factory
Minato Castle
Port of Akita
Akita Port Tower Selion
National Route 7
Tsuchizaki Post Office
Tsuchizaki Library

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

External links

Media related to Tsuchizaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jnr1985-1] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[jreast2018stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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