Kuroishi Station (Aomori)

Kuroishi Station (黒石駅, Kuroishi-eki) is a railway station on the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Konan Railway.

Kuroishi Station

黒石駅
Kuroishi Station in August 2022
General information
Location1-115 Midori-chō, Kuroishi-shi, Aomori-ken 036-0383
Japan
Coordinates40°38′53.62″N 140°35′30.84″E / 40.6482278°N 140.5919000°E / 40.6482278; 140.5919000
Operated by Kōnan Railway
Line(s) Kōnan Line
Distance16.8 km from Hirosaki
Platforms1 bay platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1912
Rebuilt1986
Previous namesKōnan Kuroishi (until 1986)
Location
Kuroishi Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Kuroishi Station
Kuroishi Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Kuroishi Station is located in Japan
Kuroishi Station
Kuroishi Station
Kuroishi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kuroishi Station is a terminal station on Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line, and is located 16.8 km from the starting point of the line at Hirosaki. Previously, it was a terminal on the now-defunct Kōnan Railway Kuroishi Line.

Station layout

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Kuroishi Station platform

The station has a single bay platform serving two tracks, although Track 2 is seldom used. The station is fully attended.

Platforms

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1  Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line for Hiraka and Hirosaki
2  Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line (unused)

Adjacent stations

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Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line
Sakaimatsu Local Terminus

History

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Kuroishi Station was opened on August 15, 1912 on the Japanese Government Railways Kuroishi Light Railway Line (黒石軽便線, Kuroishi-keiben-sen). An adjacent Kōnan Kuroishi Station was built in 1950 for use by the Kōnan Line. On November 1, 1984, the Kuroishi Light Railway was sold to the Kōnan Railway Company, and the original Kuroishi Station was demolished. The station has been operated as a (kan'i itaku station) since November 1984.[citation needed] On April 1, 1986 a new station building was completed, and the station reverted to its original name. The Kuroishi Line ceased operations on April 1, 1998.[citation needed]

Surrounding area

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  • Kuroishi City Hall
  • Kuroishi Post Office

Bus services

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  • Kōnan Bus Company
    • For Aomori-Yadamae via Tobinai, Namioka, Shinjō and Aomori
    • For Kōya via Mayajiri, Tobinai, Namioka and Tarusawa
    • For Namioka Station via Hongō
    • For Hirosaki Bus terminal
      • via Tujinoki, Inakadate and Sakaizeki
      • via Guminoki, Takada, Hatakenaka, Toyomaki, and Wattoku-Kitaguchi
    • For Kawabe via Maeda-Yasiki
    • For Nijinoko-kōen via Yamagatachō and Itadome
    • For Nurukawa via Yamagatachō, Itadome and Nijinoko-kōen
    • For Ōwani Bus office via Tujinoki, Onoe, and Hiraka

See also

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