Yokoiso Station

Railway station in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

40°37′47.51″N 139°53′27.59″E / 40.6298639°N 139.8909972°E / 40.6298639; 139.8909972Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance61.4 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedDecember 25, 1954Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Henashi towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Fukaura towards Hirosaki

Location

Yokoiso Station

Location within Japan

Yokoiso Station (横磯駅, Yokoiso-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yokoiso Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 39.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Yokoiso Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and has no station building, but only a small waiting room on the platform. The station is managed from Goshogawara Station.

History

Yokoizo Station was opened on December 25, 1954 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

National Route 101
Yokoiso fishing port

References

Endo, Isao (2006). 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) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.