is a disused railway station on the

Ōu Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Fukushima Station through Akita Station to Aomori Station. Since the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen on July 1, 1992, the Fukushima–Yamag ...

in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East). Services ended on 4 March 2017. The station was discontinued on 13 March 2021.

Lines

Akaiwa Station was served by the

(Yamagata Line), and is located 14.6 km from the starting point of the line at .

Services

The station used to be served by six services in each direction daily, but beginning in December 2012, no trains stopped at the station during the winter period between December and March. The station was abolished on 13 March 2021.

Station layout

The station was unstaffed and consisted of an unnumbered

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks. The platform could be accessed from the station building via a level crossing.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Akaiwa Station opened on 13 October 1910. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987. From 1 December 2012, trains stopped serving this station during the winter period (until 25 March 2013). Services stopped completely on 4 March 2017. The station discontinued on 13 March 2021 due to timetable revision.

Surrounding area

The station was located in an isolated mountainous area on the Fukushima side of the Itaya Pass.

References

External links

* {{Ou Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture Ōu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910 Fukushima (city) Railway stations closed in 2021 Defunct railway stations in Japan 2021 disestablishments in Japan