Mutsu-Yokohama Station

Mutsu-Yokohama Station

陸奥横浜駅
Mutsu-Yokohama Station; 陸奥横浜駅
	Mutsu-Yokohama Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Tatenoshiro, Yokohama-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-4133; Japan
Coordinates	41°05′12.09″N 141°14′59.67″E / 41.0866917°N 141.2499083°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōminato Line
Distance	30.1 km from Noheji
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 March 1921
Passengers
FY2018	70 (daily)
Services
Location
	Mutsu-Yokohama Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Mutsu-Yokohama Station Mutsu-Yokohama Station (Japan)

Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅, Mutsu-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Mutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The small station building has lacked a station master since budgetary restrictions in December 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms[edit]

1	■ Ōminato Line	for Shimokita and Ōminato
2	■ Ōminato Line	for Noheji and Aomori

History[edit]

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973.^{[citation needed]} With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area[edit]

Yokohama Town Hall
Yokohama Post Office

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

References[edit]

^ 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 April 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Mutsu-Yokohama Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[jreast2018stats-1] 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 April 2020.

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