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Hachimantai Station

Railway station in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan

40°8′35.9″N 140°48′15.9″E / 40.143306°N 140.804417°E / 40.143306; 140.804417Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Hanawa Line Distance64.2 km from KōmaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 17, 1931Previous namesAzukisawa Station (to 1957)PassengersFY201325 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Rikuchū-Ōsato towards Ōdate		Hanawa Line		Yuze-Onsen towards Morioka

Location
Hachimantai Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Hachimantai Station Hachimantai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hachimantai Station (八幡平駅, Hachimantai-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Hachimantai Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 64.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

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

History

Hachimantai Station was opened on October 17, 1931 as Azukisawa Station (小豆沢駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Hachimantai, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1957. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.