Yotsugoya Station

Railway station in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Wada One-way operation		Ōu Main Line Rapid		Akita towards Aomori
Wada towards Shinjō		Ōu Main Line Local		Akita towards Aomori

Location
Yotsugoya Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Yotsugoya Station Yotsugoya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yotsugoya Station (四ツ小屋駅, Yotsugoya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Akita Shinkansen trains run through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

Platform in June, 2023
Gates in June, 2023

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōmagari and Yuzawa

History

Yotsugoya Station was opened on 16 August 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).^[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2004.^{[citation needed]}