Hiraishi Station

Railway station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Hiraishi Station

平石駅

Hiraishi Station, September 2009

General information
Location| Hiraishijodan Sannaitsuchibuchi, Yokote-shi, Akita-ken
Japan
Coordinates| 39°17′30.1″N 140°37′42.5″E﻿ / ﻿39.291694°N 140.628472°E﻿ / 39.291694; 140.628472
Operated by|  JR East
Line(s)| ■ Kitakami Line
Distance| 51.6 kilometers from Kitakami
Platforms| 1 side platform
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| July 15, 1963
Closed| March 12, 2022
Former services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

|
|

Ainono

towards Yokote

|  | Kitakami Line

Local
(Mar - Dec)

|  | Komatsukawa

towards Kitakami

Location

Hiraishi Station

Location within Akita Prefecture

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Hiraishi Station

Hiraishi Station (Japan)

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Hiraishi Station (平石駅, Hiraishi-eki) was a railway station in the city of Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East. The station closed on 12 March 2022.

## Lines[edit]

Hiraishi Station is served by local trains of the Kitakami Line, and is located 51.6 kilometres (32.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

The station is closed during the winter months.

## Station layout[edit]

The station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

## History[edit]

Hiraishi Station opened on July 15, 1963 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Starting on December 1, 2016, the station will be closed seasonally during the winter months (December - March).[1]

Hiraishi Station closed on March 12, 2022.

## Surrounding area[edit]

* National Route 107

## See also[edit]

* List of railway stations in Japan

## References[edit]

1. ^ "北上線「平石駅及び矢美津駅」冬季期間の列車通過について" (PDF).

## External links[edit]

Media related to Hiraishi Station (Akita) at Wikimedia Commons

* JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Kitakami Line

* Kitakami
* Yanagihara
* Ezuriko
* Fujine
* Tatekawame
* Yokokawame
* Iwasawa
* Wakasennin
* Yudakinshūko
* Hottoyuda
* Yudakōgen
* Kurosawa
* Komatsukawa
* ~~Hiraishi~~
* Ainono
* ~~Yabitsu~~
* Yokote

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