Mamurogawa Station

Mamurogawa Station

真室川駅
Mamurogawa Station in 2005
General information
LocationŌaza Shimmachi, Mamurogawa-machi, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken
Japan
Coordinates38°51′30″N 140°15′17″E / 38.858308°N 140.254811°E / 38.858308; 140.254811
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance164.0 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1904
Previous namesAramachi (until 1916)
Passengers
FY2018118
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Uzen-Toyosato
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Kamabuchi
towards Aomori
Location
Mamurogawa Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Mamurogawa Station
Mamurogawa Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Mamurogawa Station is located in Japan
Mamurogawa Station
Mamurogawa Station
Mamurogawa Station (Japan)

Mamurogawa Station (真室川駅, Mamurogawa-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Mamurogawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (|JR East).

Lines

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Mamurogawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 164.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

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The station has one side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Ōu Main Line for Yokote, Yuzawa and Akita
2  Ōu Main Line for Shinjō
2  Ōu Main Line for trains originating at Mamurogawa

History

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Mamurogawa Station opened on October 21, 1904 as Aramachi Station (新町駅, Aramachi eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was renamed to its present name on September 20, 1916. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in December 2003.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 118 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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