Yanagita Station (柳田駅, Yanagita-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.
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Yanagita Station 柳田駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Yanagita Station in May 2019 | |||||||||||
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Location | Yanagita Yanagida, Yokote, Akita 013-0054 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°16′35″N 140°33′14.2″E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 224.4 kilometers from Fukushima | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | November 7, 1926 | ||||||||||
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Yanagita Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 224.4 km (139.4 mi) from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
The station consists of two opposed side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Shinjō and Yamagata |
2, 3 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Ōmagari and Akita |
Yanagita Station opened on November 7, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Sakae.[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
The station building was replaced by a temporary structure in August 2017, with a new building completed in December 2017.[2]
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Stations of the Ōu Main Line | |
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Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line) |
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Shinjō to Ōmagari |
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Ōmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line) |
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