Shirakamidaketozanguchi Station

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station 白神岳登山口駅
Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station in August 2017
General information
Location	10 Miyazaki, Kurosaki, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun Aomori-ken 038-2207 Japan
Coordinates	40°30′48.7″N 139°57′1.2″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	42.3 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	June 1, 1952
Previous names	Mutsu-Kurosaki (until 2000)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōmagoshi towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Local Matsukami towards Hirosaki
Location
Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station Location within Japan

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station (白神岳登山口駅, Shikakamidake-Tozanguchi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 42.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Fukaura Station.

History

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station was opened on June 1, 1952 as Mutsu-Kurosaki Station (陸奥黒崎駅, Mutsu-Kurosaki-eki) on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station was renamed to its present name of December 2, 2000.

Surrounding area

• National Route 101
• Shirakami-Sanchi

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
• 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.

External links

• Official website(in Japanese)