Dobukai Station

Railway station in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Sawajiri towards Ōdate		Hanawa Line		Suehiro towards Morioka

Location
Dobukai Station Location within Japan

Dobukai Station (土深井駅, Dobukai-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Dobukai Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 84.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Dobukai Station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Dobukai Station was opened for freight services only on December 25, 1915, as Osarizawa Station (尾去沢駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Nishikigi, Akita. Passenger services began from January 6, 1916. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1942. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station has been unattended since February 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.