Iwate-Kamigō Station
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Iwate-Kamigō Station 岩手上郷駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Iwate-Kamigō Station in October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kamigōchō, Sakazawa 12, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0776 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°17′06″N 141°35′09″E / 39.2849°N 141.5858°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kamaishi Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 53.8 km from Hanamaki | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 April 1914 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kamigō Station (until 1916) | |||||||||||||||
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Iwate-Kamigō Station (岩手上郷駅, Iwate-Kamigō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Iwate-Kamigō Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 53.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station has a single island platform, serving two tracks. The platforms are not numbered The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| Entry side | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Kamaishi and Miyako |
| Opposite side | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Tōno and Hanamaki |
History
[edit]The station opened on 18 April 1914 as Kamigō Station (上郷駅), a station for freight services only on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道),[1] a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway extending 65.4 km from Hanamaki to the now-defunct Sennintōge Station (仙人峠駅).[2] The station began serving passengers from 15 May 1914.[1] The station was renamed Iwate-Kamigō on 10 February 1916.[1]
The line was nationalized in August 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Iwate-Kamigō Post Office
National Route 283
National Route 340- Hirakura Kannon
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b Miyata, Hiroyuki (June 2014). 釜石線ショートヒストリー ～路線と蒸気機関車～ [A short history of the Kamaishi Line: The line and steam locomotives]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54, no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 24–25.
External links
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Media related to Iwate-Kamigō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)