Kakunodate Station

Kakunodate Station (角館駅, Kakunodate-eki) is an interchange railway station in the city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

It is also the southern terminus for the third sector Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line and is located 92.4 kilometers from the northern terminus at Takanosu The station consists of a single side platform and an island platform serving the JR portion of the station, and a single side platform for the Akita Nairuke Railway.

The JGR became Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II.

The Kakunodate Line (which later became the Akita Nairiku Railway) began operation from November 1, 1971.

The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Akita Nairiku Railway Kakunodate Station
Akita Nairiku Railway Kakunodate Station