Mutsu-Yokohama Station

Railway station in Yokohama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

41°05′12.09″N 141°14′59.67″E / 41.0866917°N 141.2499083°E / 41.0866917; 141.2499083Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōminato Line Distance30.1 km from NohejiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnattendedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 March 1921PassengersFY201870 (daily) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Noheji Terminus		Shimokita		Chikagawa (limited service) towards Ōminato
Fukkoshi towards Noheji		Ōminato Line		Arihata towards Ōminato

Location
Mutsu-Yokohama Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Mutsu-Yokohama Station Mutsu-Yokohama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Mutsu-Yokohama Station (陸奥横浜駅, Mutsu-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yokohama, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]^[2]

Lines

Mutsu-Yokohama Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 30.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Noheji Station.^[2] It is also served by the Shimokita express train service connecting Hachinohe with Ōminato

Station layout

The station has a single unnumbered island platform serving two tracks, with a small spur line for trains to be taken off the main rails for maintenance. The platform is connected to the small station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[2]^[1]

Platforms

Station side	■ Ōminato Line	for Shimokita and Ōminato
Opposite side	■ Ōminato Line	for Noheji and Aomori

History

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was opened on March 20, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of March 15, 1973. ^[3]. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Yokohama Town Hall
Yokohama Post Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

In popular culture

Mutsu-Yokohama Station was the setting of episode 18 and the final episode of the TV anime series Clannad-After Story broadcast from 2008 to 2009. The series also featured the rapeseed fields of Yokohama, and continues to draw fans to the station.

References

^ ^a ^b "陸奥横浜駅" [Mutsu-Yokohama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道東北ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻岩手青森エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
^ Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 (in Japanese). JTB. p. 510. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.