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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ishikawa Station (Kōnan Railway)

Ishikawa Station (石川駅, Ishikawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator, Kōnan Railway Company

Lines

Ishikawa Station is served by the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line, and lies 4.4 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Ōwani Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line forChūō-Hirosaki
2  Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line for Ōwani

Adjacent stations

The adjacent station towards Chuo-Hirosaki station is Gijukukōkōmae, and the adjacent station towards Ōwani station is Ishikawa Pool-Mae station.

« Service »
Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line
Ishikawa Pool - Gijukukōkōmae

History

Ishikawa Station was opened on January 26, 1952 as Shin-Ishikawa Station (新石川駅, Shin-Ishikawa-eki), with the opening of the Kōnan Railway. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1986.

With the December, 2024 announcement that the Konan Owani line will close by the end of 2026, the station will most likely close as part of that process.

Surrounding area

It is located approximately a kilometer away from the JR East Ishikawa Station on the Ōu Main Line.

See also

Media related to Ishikawa Station (Konan Railway) at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ 株式会社インプレス (2024-12-03). "実質廃止発表の「弘南鉄道大鰐線」このまま消えゆく? 経営努力・支援策実らず「燃え尽き廃止」の背景". トラベル Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-05.