- Source: Mutsu-Tsuruda Station
Mutsu-Tsuruda Station (陸奥鶴田駅, Mutsu-Tsuruda-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Tsuruta, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Mutsu-Tsuruda Station is served by the Gonō Line, and is 131.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.
Station layout
Mutsu-Tsuruda Station has a single island platform; however, one track is not used, making it effectively a side platform station serving bi-directional traffic. The station building is staffed during normal daytime hours.
Route bus
Kōnan Bus
For Goshogawara Station
History
Mutsu-Tsuruda Station was opened on September 25, 1918 as a station on the Mutsu Railway. It became a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) when the Mutsu Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1927. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 195 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
National Route 339
Tsuruta Town Hall
Tsuruta Post office
Tsuruta High School
See also
List of Railway Stations in Japan
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.
External links
Official website (in Japanese)