Shichinohe Station

Shichinohe Station 七戸駅
Railway station
Shichinohe Station in 2007
Location	Japan
Coordinates	40°41′48″N 141°09′55″E / 40.696709°N 141.165222°E / 40.696709; 141.165222Coordinates: 40°41′48″N 141°09′55″E / 40.696709°N 141.165222°E / 40.696709; 141.165222
Line(s)	Nanbu Jūkan Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	20 October 1962 (1962-10-20)
Closed	1 August 2002 (2002-08-01)
Location
Shichinohe Station Location within Japan

Shichinohe Station (七戸駅, Shichinohe-eki) is a former railway station on the former Nanbu Jūkan Railway in Shichinohe, Aomori, Japan.

Shichinohe station old and new
Red: Nanbu Jūkan Railway
Green: Tōhoku Shinkansen
Blue: National Highways
A and B: Shichinohe Station
C: Shichinohe Town office (before 2005)

There was once a plan to use the Nanbu Jūkan Railway to connect the Tōhoku Shinkansen with Noheji or Mutsu, but the railway was closed before the construction of the Tōhoku Shinkansen started.

History[]

Shichinohe Station opened on 20 October 1962 as the southern terminus of the Nanbu Jūkan Railway. The final services to and from the station were carried out on 6 May 1997 when the railway ceased operations. On 1 August 2002, the station formally closed. The station is currently maintained by the railway enthusiast volunteers and is the headquarters of the Nanbu Jūkan Company.^[1]

Layout[]

The former station had two side platforms serving two tracks.

References[]

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