Tsuchizaki Station (土崎駅, Tsuchizaki-eki) is a railway station in Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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Tsuchizaki Station 土崎駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 6-16-15 Chūō, Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 011-0946 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°45′30.44″N 140°4′24.98″E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 292.3 kilometers from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 21 October 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY2018 | 2076 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tsuchizaki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station. The Oga Line train services also stop at this station, which is past the nominal terminus of the line at Oiwake.
There was a 1.8 km freight branch line from this station to Akita Port Station.
The station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.
west | ■ Oga Line | for Oga |
■ Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki | |
east | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita and Ōmagari |
Tsuchizaki Station opened on 21 October 1902.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2076 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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