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Maegō Station

Maegō Station
前郷駅
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Maegō Station
Location Maegō, Yurihonjō, Akita
(秋田県由利本荘市矢島町前郷)
Japan
Operated by Yuri Kōgen Railway
Line(s) Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
History
Opened 1922

Maegō Station (前郷駅, Maegō-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway.

Maegō Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 11.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.

Maegō Station has two opposed side platforms.

Maegō Station opened on August 1, 1922 as a station on the Yokojō Railway, which became the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line on September 1, 1937. The line was extended past Maegō to Nishitakizawa Station in December of the same year. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line. A new station building was completed in December 2003.


Coordinates: 39°18′45.52″N 140°06′45.90″E / 39.3126444°N 140.1127500°E / 39.3126444; 140.1127500


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