Jūniko Station

Railway station in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

40°33′05.63″N 139°56′31.01″E / 40.5515639°N 139.9419472°E / 40.5515639; 139.9419472Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance46.6 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedSeptember 15, 1959Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Iwadate towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Rapid		WeSPa-Tsubakiyama One-way operation
Matsukami towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Mutsu-Iwasaki towards Hirosaki

Location
Jūniko Station Location within Japan

Jūniko Station (十二湖駅, Jūniko-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Jūniko Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 46.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Jūniko Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. The current station building was built by former Iwasaki Village to encourage tourism to the Jūniko Lakes.

History

Jūniko Station was opened on September 15, 1959 as the Jūniko Signal Stop. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East, and was elevated in status to that of a full station; however, initially only the Rapid Resort Shirakami stopped at the station. As of February 1, 1988 all normal local trains began to serve the station. The station building was completed on March 19, 2005.

Surrounding area

National Route 101
Jūniko Lakes in the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park.

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.