Itayanagi Station

{{short description|Railway station in Itayanagi, Aomori Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Itayanagi Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 板柳駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Itayanagi Station 20190908.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Itayanagi Station in September 2019

| other_name =

| address = Fukunoda Minoruta 48, Itayanagi-cho, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-3661

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|40|41|50.89|N|140|27|41.68|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 22px JR East

| line = {{Colorbull|#0c7aad}} Gonō Line

| distance = 138.9 kilometers from {{STN|Higashi-Noshiro|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=134}}

| opened = September 25, 1918

| closed =

| former =

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )

| passengers = 351

| pass_year = FY2016

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East

|line1=Gono|left1=Tsurudomari|right1=Hayashizaki|note-mid1=Rapid|oneway-right1=yes

|line2=Gono|left2=Tsurudomari|right2=Hayashizaki|note-mid2=Local}}

| map_type = Japan

}}

{{nihongo|Itayanagi Station|板柳駅|Itayanagi-eki}} is a railway station located in the town of Itayanagi, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Itayanagi Station is served by the Gonō Line. It is 138.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Higashi-Noshiro|x}}.

Station layout

Itayanagi Station has a single ground-level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

=Platforms=

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History

Itayanagi Station was opened on September 25, 1918 as a station on the Mutsu Railway. It became a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) when the Mutsu Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1927. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor to 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 351 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_07.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)|year= 2017|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 1 January 2018}}

Surrounding area

  • {{jct|country=JPN|Route|339}}
  • Itayanagi town hall
  • Itayanagi Post Office
  • Itayanagi onsen

See also

References

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  • {{cite book|last=Endo|first=Isao|title=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)|year=2006|publisher=PHP研究所|language=Japanese|isbn=4569830099}}
  • {{cite book|title=五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook)|year=2002|publisher= 無明舎出版|language=Japanese|isbn=4895443078}}