Asanai Station
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Asanai Station 浅内駅 | |
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 Asanai Station, January 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Asanai Komori 69, Iwaizumi, Iwate （岩手県下閉伊郡岩泉町浅内字小森69） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Iwaizumi Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Closed | 2014 |
Asanai Station (浅内駅, Asanai-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Asanai Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 31.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.
Station layout
Asanai Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaizumi Line | ||||
| Iwate-Ōkawa | - | Nishōishi | ||
History
Asanai Station opened on 15 May 1957, as the initial terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line. The line was extended to Iwaizumi Station on 6 February 1972. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]
Surrounding area
- Asanai Power Station
- Japan National Route 340
- Japan National Route 455
References
- ^ JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623