Mutsu-Morita Station 陸奥森田駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Mutsu-Morita Station in September 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tokomai Midorino 11, Morita-chō, Tsugaru-shi, Aomori-ken 038-2817 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°46′54.32″N 140°20′20.35″E / 40.7817556°N 140.3389861°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Gonō Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 114.5 kilometers from Higashi-Noshiro | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | November 11, 1924 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2016 | 80 (daily) | ||||||||||||||
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  Mutsu-Morita Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||||||
Mutsu-Morita Station (陸奥森田駅, Mutsu-Morita-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is a kan'i itaku station, administered by Goshogawara Station, and operated by Tsugaru municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).
Lines
Mutsu-Morita Station is served by the Gonō Line. It is 114.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.
Station layout
Mutsu-Morita Station has a dual opposed ground-level side platforms, but one platform is not in use, and the other serves bi-directional traffic. The station building is attended during normal daylight operating hours.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Gonō Line | For Goshogawara, Ajigasawa and Fukaura For Kawabe, Hirosaki and Aomori |
| 2 | ■ Gonō Line | not in use |
History
Mutsu-Morita Station was opened on November 11, 1924 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) in former Morita Village. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 80 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 101- Morita Post office
See also
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.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)