Tomine Station

Location
	Tomine Station Location within Akita Prefecture Tomine Station Tomine Station (Japan)

Tomine Station

富根駅
Tomine Station; 富根駅
	Tomine Station (May 31, 2011)
General information
Location	9 Machigashira, Futatsuimachi-Tobune, Noshiro-shi, Akita-ken; Japan
Coordinates	40°13′4.60″N 140°10′21.25″E / 40.2179444°N 140.1725694°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	365.5 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 25, 1907
Passengers
FY2015	97
Services
Location
Location
	Tomine Station Location within Akita Prefecture Tomine Station Tomine Station (Japan)

Tomine Station (富根駅, Tomine-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tomine Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 365.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōdate and Hirosaki
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita

History

Tomine Station was opened on January 25, 1907, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Futatsui, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station has been unattended since October 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 97 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Tomine Post office

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Tomine Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2015stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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