Sawame Station

Railway station in Happō, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Torigata
towards Higashi-Noshiro
Gonō Line
Local
Higashi-Hachimori
towards Hirosaki
Location
Sawame Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Sawame Station
Sawame Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
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Sawame Station is located in Japan
Sawame Station
Sawame Station
Sawame Station (Japan)
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Sawame Station (沢目駅, Sawame-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Happō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sawame Station is served by the 147.2 km (91.5 mi) Gonō Line, and is located 14.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

History

Sawame Station was opened on April 26, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the village of Sawame, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been managed by JR East.

Surrounding area

  • National Route 101
  • Minehama Post Office

See also

References

  • 五能線ガイドブック [Gono Line Guidebook] (in Japanese). Japan: Mumyosha. 10 April 2002. ISBN 978-4895443074.

External links

Media related to Sawame Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East station information page (in Japanese)


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