Konoura Station 金浦駅 | |||||||||||
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 Konoura Station in May 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 94 Jūnibayashi Konoura, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0311 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°15′21.3″N 139°55′12.9″E / 39.255917°N 139.920250°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 209.2 kilometers from Niitsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + an island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 30, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 190 daily | ||||||||||
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  Konoura Station Location within Akita Prefecture  Konoura Station Konoura Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Konoura Station (金浦駅, Konoura eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.
Lines
Konoura Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 209.2 km from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. The station building also includes the Nikaho City Library.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō and Akita |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata and Sakata |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | passing track |
History
Konoura Station opened on June 30, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 190 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Shirase Antarctic Expedition Memorial Museum
References
- ↑ 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 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Konoura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)