Kamikitachō Station
Kamikitachō 上北町 | |
|---|---|
 Kamikitachō Station | |
| Location |
Kamikita Kita 1-chome 22-97, Tōhoku, Kamikita, Aomori （青森県上北郡東北町上北北一丁目22-97） Japan |
| Operated by | Aoimori Railway |
| Line(s) | Aoimori Railway Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Previous names | Numazaki (until 1959) |
Kamikitachō Station (上北町駅 Kamikitachō-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line located in the town of Tōhoku, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 64.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Aoimori Railway Line at Aomori Station.
History
Kamikitachō Station was opened on September 1, 1891 as Numazaki Station (沼崎駅 Numazaki-eki) on the Nippon Railway. It became a station on the Tōhoku Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japan National Railway (JNR), on July 1, 1906. On October 1, 1959, the station was renamed to its present name. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.
Lines
- Aoimori Railway Company
Station layout
Kamikitachō Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected to a single-story station building by an overpass. Only the outer tracks 1 and 3 are in regular operation.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | For Aomori |
| 2 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | (siding) |
| 3 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | For Hachinohe |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoimori Railway Line | ||||
| Kogawara | - | Ottomo | ||
See also
References
- JTB Timetable December 2010 issue
External links
- Aoimori Railway station information page (Japanese)
Coordinates: 40°43′58.30″N 141°15′52.96″E / 40.7328611°N 141.2647111°E