is an interchange railway station on the

Ōu Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Fukushima Station (Fukushima), Fukushima Station through Akita Station to Aomori Station. Since the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen on July 1, 1 ...

in the city of Yokote,

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, Japan, operated by

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Lines

Yokote Station is served by the

, and is located 228.3 km from the

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of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also the terminal station of the

Kitakami Line The is a railway line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Kitakami Station in Kitakami, Iwate, Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture to Yokote Station in Yokote, Akita, Yokote, Akita Prefecture, acting as a conn ...

and is located 61.1 km from the opposing terminus of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of a one

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and two opposed

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s serving four tracks, although Platform 4 is not normally in use. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has two station buildings on the west and east sides. There is a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Yokote Station opened on June 15, 1905 as a station on the

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(JGR), serving the town of

Yokote, Akita is a Cities of Japan, city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,617 in 33,876 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokote is located ...

. The Yokosho Railway began operations to the station on August 18, 1918 and the predecessor to the Kitakami line began operations from October 10, 1920. A new station building was completed in November 1924, but was destroyed in American air raids on July 15 and August 5, 1945. The JGR became the

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(JNR) after World War II. The Yokosho Line ceased operations on April 20, 1971. A new station building was completed in April 1978. All freight operations were discontinued from November 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was opened in October 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1247 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

East side

* Yokote City Office

West side

* (Yokote Bypass) * Hiraka General Hospital

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{Ou Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905 Railway stations in Akita Prefecture Ōu Main Line Kitakami Line Yokote, Akita