Dobukai Station
Dobukai Station is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.Lines
Dobukai Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 84.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.Station layout
Dobukai Station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.History
Dobukai Station was opened for freight services only on December 25, 1915 as Osarizawa Station on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Nishikigi, Akita. Passenger services began from January 6, 1916. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways system. The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1942. The JGR became the Japan National Railways after World War II. The station has been unattended since February 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
