Mineyoshikawa Station
# Mineyoshikawa Station

Mineyoshikawa Station (峰吉川駅, Mineyoshikawa-eki) is a JR East railway station in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

Mineyoshikawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 265.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

## Station layout

Mineyoshikawa Station consists of a two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, although the platform next to the station building is now reserved for through traffic for the Akita Shinkansen. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for through traffic |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita for Yokote and Ōmagari |

## History

Mineyoshikawa Station began as Mineyoshikawa Signal (峰吉信号場) on December 20, 1924 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Yoshikawa. It was elevated to a full station on June 21, 1930. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2004.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 67 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* National Route 13
