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Yotsugoya Station

四ツ小屋駅
Yotsugoya Station; 四ツ小屋駅
	Yotsugoya Station, June 2023
General information
Location	Yanagibayashi-49 Yotsugoyakoaji, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 010-1418; Japan
Coordinates	39°39′38.8″N 140°8′41.3″E / 39.660778°N 140.144806°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Ōu Main Line
Distance	292.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 August 1917; 106 years ago
Services
Location
	Yotsugoya Station Location within Akita Prefecture Yotsugoya Station Yotsugoya Station (Japan)

Yotsugoya Station (四ツ小屋駅, Yotsugoya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Yotsugoya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 292.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout edit

The station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Akita Shinkansen trains run through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

Platform in June, 2023
Gates in June, 2023

Platforms edit

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōmagari and Yuzawa

History edit

Yotsugoya Station was opened on 16 August 1917 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).^[1] 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. A new station building was completed in 2004.^{[citation needed]}