Masuzawa Station
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Masuzawa Station 鱒沢駅 | |
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 Masuzawa Station, February 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno, Iwate （岩手県遠野市宮守町下鱒沢） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kamaishi Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1915 |
| Previous names | Utō (until 1924) |
Masuzawa Station (鱒沢駅, Masuzawa-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Masuzawa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 33.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
Masuzawa Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| towards entry | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Tsuchizawa and Hanamaki |
| opposite side | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Tōno and Kamaishi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Kamaishi Line | ||||
| Miyamori | Rapid | Tōno | ||
| Kashiwagidaira | Local | Arayamae | ||
History
Masuzawa Station opened on 30 July 1915 as Utō Station (宇洞駅, Uto-eki) on the Iwate Light Railway, which was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was renamed to its present name on 16 December 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
