Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
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Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station 茂吉記念館前駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station, October 2005 | |||||||||||
Location | Benten-1421 Kitamachi, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3131 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E / 38.171022°N 140.297925°ECoordinates: 38°10′16″N 140°17′53″E / 38.171022°N 140.297925°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 77.8 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 5 December 1952 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Kitakaminoyama (until 1992) | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture |
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (茂吉記念館前駅, Mokichikinenkanmae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It takes its name after the Mokichi Saitō Memorial Museum.
Lines[]
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 77.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout[]
The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yamagata and Shinjō |
2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Kaminoyamaonsen, Akayu, and Yonezawa |
History[]
The station opened on 5 December 1952 as Kitakaminoyama Station (北上ノ山駅, Kitakaminoyama eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1992.
Surrounding area[]
The surrounding area is of rice paddies and small rural communities.
External links[]
Media related to Mokichikinenkan-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture
- Ōu Main Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1952
- Kaminoyama, Yamagata
- Yamagata Prefecture railway station stubs