Mitsuseki Station

Railway station in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan

39°6′36.7″N 140°29′0.9″E / 39.110194°N 140.483583°E / 39.110194; 140.483583Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōu Main LineDistance204.4 km from FukushimaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened5 November 1923Rebuilt2017PassengersFY200740 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Yokobori towards Shinjō		Ōu Main Line Local		Kami-Yuzawa towards Aomori

Location
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Mitsuseki Station (三関駅, Mitsuseki-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mitsuseki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 204.4 km (127.0 mi) from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.

History

Mitsuseki Station opened on July 1, 1930.^[1] The station has been unattended since December 1979.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1]

The station building was replaced by a temporary structure in August 2017, with a new building completed in December 2017.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2007 (the last year for which data was published), the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	81^[4]
2005	49^[5]
2007	40^[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 13
Omono River

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 532–533. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 奥羽本線三関駅・柳田駅で駅舎を改築 [Mitsuseki and Yanagita Stations on Ou Main Linen to be rebuilt]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.