Tsuchizaki Station

Tsuchizaki Station 土崎駅
Tsuchizaki Station in December 2012
Location	6-16-15 Chūō, Tsuchizakikō, Akita-shi, Akita-ken （秋田県秋田市土崎港中央六丁目16-15） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line ■ Oga Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1012
History
Opened	1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	2,175 daily
Location
Tsuchizaki Station Location within Japan

Tsuchizaki Station (土崎駅 Tsuchizaki-eki) is a railway station in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsuchizaki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.. Trains of the Oga Line also stop at Tsuchizaki Station.

Station layout

Tsuchizaki Station has a single side platform and a single island platform, connected to the station building by an overpass.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro, Hirosaki
	■ Oga Line	for Oga
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita

3

■ Ōu Main Line

for Akita

• Track 2 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Akita		Local		Kami-Iijima

History

Tsuchizaki Station opened on 21 October 1902.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2175 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Tsuchizaki Post Office
• Tsuchizaki Library

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 39°45′30.44″N 140°4′24.98″E / 39.7584556°N 140.0736056°E