Mukaiyama Station

向山駅
Regional rail station
Mukaiyama Station in April 2008
General information
Location3 Mukaiyama, Oirase-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-2151
Japan
Coordinates40°37′48.92″N 141°22′12.61″E / 40.6302556°N 141.3701694°E / 40.6302556; 141.3701694
Operated by Aoimori Railway
Line(s) Aoimori Railway Line
Distance79.7 km from Aomori
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 10, 1936
Services
Preceding station Aoimori Railway Following station
Shimoda
towards Metoki
Aoimori Railway Line Misawa
towards Aomori
Location
Mukaiyama Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Mukaiyama Station
Mukaiyama Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Mukaiyama Station is located in Japan
Mukaiyama Station
Mukaiyama Station
Mukaiyama Station (Japan)

Mukaiyama Station (向山駅, Mukaiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in the town of Oirase in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.

Lines

Mukaiyama Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aomori Station. It is 659.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Mukaiyama Station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Aoimori Railway Line for Misawa, Noheji and Aomori
2  Aoimori Railway Line for Hachinohe and Sannohe

History

The station opened on July 10, 1936.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] With the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Shin-Aomori, the section of the Tohoku Main Line including this station was transferred to the Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.

Surrounding area

  • Kawano Green Farm

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 417–418. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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