Akakura-Onsen Station

Railway station in Mogami, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

38°43′50″N 140°33′14″E / 38.7306°N 140.5539°E / 38.7306; 140.5539Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Rikuu East Line Distance61.1 kilometers from KogotaPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 1, 1917Previous namesUzen-Akakura; Tomisawa (until 1999)PassengersFY200447 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Tachikōji towards Shinjō		Rikuu East Line		Sakaida towards Kogota

Location
Akakura-Onsen Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Akakura-Onsen Station Akakura-Onsen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Akakura-Onsen Station (赤倉温泉駅, Akakura-Onsen-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mogami, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Akakura-Onsen Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 61.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

Akakura-Onsen Station has one side platform, serving a single bidirectional track. The platform was originally an island platform, but there are no longer any tracks on one side. The station is unattended.

History

Akakura-Onsen Station opened on November 1, 1917,^[1] as Tomisawa Station (富沢駅, Tomisawa-eki). It was renamed Uzen-Akakura Station (羽前赤倉, Uzen-Akakura eki) on November 15, 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. It was renamed to its present name on December 4, 1999.