Kurosawa Station (Yokote)

Kurosawa Station (黒沢駅, Kurosawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Kurosawa Station 黒沢駅
Kurosawa Station, September 2009
Location	Gamazaka-57 Sannaikurosawa, Yokote-shi, Akita-ken 019-1103 Japan
Coordinates	39°16′34.3″N 140°41′58.7″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kitakami Line
Distance	44.3 kilometers from Kitakami
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 27, 1921
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ainono toward Yokote Kitakami Line Rapid Yudakōgen toward Kitakami Komatsukawa toward Yokote Kitakami Line Local
Location
Kurosawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Kurosawa Station Kurosawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kurosawa Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 44.3 kilometres (27.5 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kitakami Line	for Yokote
2	■ Kitakami Line	for Kitakami

History

Kurosawa Station opened on November 27, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Sannai, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 107

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kurosawa Station (Yokote) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)