Oshikado Station
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Oshikado Station 押角駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Oshikado Station, August 2007 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Wainai dai-ichi jiwari 10, Miyako, Iwate (岩手県宮古市和井内第1地割10) Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Iwaizumi Line | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1944 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Oshikado Station (押角駅, Oshikado-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Oshikado Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 15.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.
Station layout
[edit]Oshikado Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
History
[edit]Oshikado Station opened on 20 July 1944. 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 in July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]The station is located in an isolated rural area surrounded by mountains and forests. There are no stores or houses in the vicinity.
References
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- ^ JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623