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Maegō Station

Railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan

39°18′45.52″N 140°06′45.90″E / 39.3126444°N 140.1127500°E / 39.3126444; 140.1127500Operated byYuri Kōgen RailwayLine(s)■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku LineDistance11.7 km from Ugo-HonjōPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpenedAugust 1, 1922PassengersFY2018161

Location
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Maegō Station (前郷駅, Maegō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Yuri Kōgen Railway.

Lines

Maegō Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 11.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Chōkai Sanroku Line	for Ugo-Honjō
2	■ Chōkai Sanroku Line	for Yashima

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Magarisawa		Local	Kubota

History

Maegō Station opened on August 1, 1922 as a station on the Yokojō Railway, which became the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line on September 1, 1937. The line was extended past Maegō to Nishitakizawa Station in December of the same year. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line. A new station building was completed in December 2003. ^{[citation needed]}