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.

Mukaiyama Station 向山駅
Regional rail station
Mukaiyama Station in April 2008
General information
Location	3 Mukaiyama, Oirase-machi, Kamikita-gun, Aomori-ken 039-2151 Japan
Coordinates	40°37′48.92″N 141°22′12.61″E
Operated by	Aoimori Railway
Line(s)	■ Aoimori Railway Line
Distance	79.7 km from Aomori
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 10, 1936
Services
Preceding station Aoimori Railway Following station Shimoda towards Metoki Aoimori Railway Line Misawa towards Aomori
Location
Mukaiyama Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Mukaiyama Station Mukaiyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

• Aoimori Railway station information (in Japanese)