Iwate-Futsukamachi Station
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Iwate-Futsukamachi Station 岩手二日町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwate-Futsukamachi Station in October 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 75 Kamiayaori Ayaori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0533 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°19′25″N 141°27′21″E / 39.3235°N 141.4559°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kamaishi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 39.3 km from Hanamaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 December 1914 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Futsukamachi (to 1924) | ||||||||||
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Iwate-Futsukamachi Station (岩手二日町駅, Iwate-Futsukamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Iwate-Futsukamachi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 39.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
[edit]The station opened on 15 December 1914 as Futsukamachi Stop (二日町停留場, Futsukamachi Teiryujo) 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 was elevated to a full passenger station and renamed Iwate-Futsukamachi on 15 December 1924.[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]- FutsukamachiPost Office
National Route 283- Sarugaishi River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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. pp. 492–493. 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-Futsukamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)