Noshiro Station

Noshiro 能代
File:Noshiro sta.jpg Noshiro Station, August 2005
Location	14-40 Motomachi, Noshiro, Akita （秋田県能代市元町14-40） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Gonō Line
History
Opened	1908
Previous names	Noshiromachi (until 1909)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	700 daily

Noshiro Station (能代駅, Noshiro-eki) is a railway station in Noshiro, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Noshiro Station is served by the Gonō Line, and is 3.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro Station

Station layout

Noshiro Station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Gonō Line	for Iwadate and Fukaura for Higashi-Noshiro (Starting services)
2	■ Gonō Line	for Higashi-Noshiro

History

Noshiro Station opened on 1 July 1908 as Noshiromachi Station (能代駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was renamed to its present name on 1 November 1909. The 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.

Surrounding area

• Noshiroekimae Post office
• Noshiro Post office
• Noshiro City hall

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)