Ushirogata Station (後潟駅, Ushirogata-eki) is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tsugaru Line located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Ushirogata Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) from the starting point of the line at Aomori.
Station layout
Ushirogata Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended. The short platform requires that trains longer than five carriages use a door cut system.
History
Ushirogata Station was opened on December 5, 1951, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 1968. On April 1, 1970, it became a kan'i itaku station, operated by the Japan Travel Bureau. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It has been unattended since September 2009.
Route bus
- Ushirogata-Jidokan-mae bus stop
- Aomori municipal Bus
- For.Ushirogata
- For.Furukawa via Okunai and Jyusannmori (Aburakawa)
- Aomori municipal Bus
Surrounding area
- Aomori city hall Ushirogata branch
- Ushirogata Post Office
- Ushirogata Elementary School
See also
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)