Kazuno-Hanawa Station

Railway station in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan
40°11′22.2″N 140°47′8.7″E / 40.189500°N 140.785750°E / 40.189500; 140.785750Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Hanawa Line Distance69.7 km from KōmaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 10, 1923Previous namesRikuchū-Hanawa Station (to 1995)PassengersFY2018200 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shibahira
towards Ōdate
 Hanawa Line Rikuchū-Ōsato
towards Morioka
Location
Kazuno-Hanawa Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Kazuno-Hanawa Station
Kazuno-Hanawa Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
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Kazuno-Hanawa Station is located in Japan
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KiHa 112-114 at Kazuno-Hanawa Station

Kazuno-Hanawa Station (鹿角花輪駅, Kazuno-Hanawa-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kazuno-Hanawa Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 69.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Kazuno-Hanawa Station has one island platform serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Hanawa Line for Arayashimmachi and Morioka
2 ■ Hanawa Line for Towada-Minami and Ōdate

History

Kazuno-Hanawa Station was opened for on October 10, 1923 as Rikuchū-Hanawa Station (陸中花輪駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the town of Hanawa, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 200 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Bus services

Surrounding area

  • Tohoku Expressway – Kazuno-Hachimantai Interchange
  • Osarizawa Mine National Historic Site

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Kazuno-Hanawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)