Gosannen Station

Railway station in Misato, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Yokote towards Shinjō		Ōu Main Line Local		Iizume towards Aomori

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

Gosannen Station (後三年駅, Gosannen-eki) is a railway station in the town of Misato, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East. The station name origins from the historic battlefield of Gosannen War in the area.

Lines

Gosannen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and is located 234.7 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari
2, 3	■ Ōu Main Line	Shinjō and Yamagata

History

Gosannen Station opened on 12 December, 1921, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Lizume. 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 1 April, 1987. A new station building was completed on 12 December, 2012.