Shirakamidaketozanguchi Station

Railway station in Fukaura, Japan

40°30′48.7″N 139°57′1.2″E / 40.513528°N 139.950333°E / 40.513528; 139.950333Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance42.3 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedJune 1, 1952Previous namesMutsu-Kurosaki (until 2000)Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōmagoshi towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Matsukami towards Hirosaki

Location
Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station Location within Japan

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station (白神岳登山口駅, Shikakamidake-Tozanguchi-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 42.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Fukaura Station.

History

Shikakamidaketozanguchi Station was opened on June 1, 1952 as Mutsu-Kurosaki Station (陸奥黒崎駅, Mutsu-Kurosaki-eki) on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station was renamed to its present name of December 2, 2000.

Surrounding area

References

Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.