Iwate-Kamigō Station
Iwate-Kamigō Station 岩手上郷駅 | |
|---|---|
 Iwate-Kamigō Station in October 2010 | |
| 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 / 39.2849; 141.5858Coordinates: 39°17′06″N 141°35′09″E / 39.2849°N 141.5858°E / 39.2849; 141.5858 |
| Operated by |  JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Kamaishi Line |
| Distance | 53.8 km from Hanamaki |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 April 1914 |
| Previous names | Kamigō Station (until 1916) |
| Location | |
  Iwate-Kamigō Station Location within Japan | |
Iwate-Kamigō Station (岩手上郷駅, Iwate-Kamigō-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Contents
1 Lines
2 Station layout
2.1 Platforms
3 Adjacent stations
4 History
5 Surrounding area
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Lines
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
Iwate-Kamigō Station has a single island platform, serving two tracks. The platforms are not numbered The station is unattended.
Platforms
Entry side | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Kamaishi and Miyako |
Opposite side | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Tōno and Hanamaki |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kamaishi Line | ||||
Tōno | Rapid Hamayuri | Kosano | ||
Aozasa | Local | Hirakura | ||
History
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
- Iwate-Kamigō Post Office
National Route 283
National Route 340
- Hirakura Kannon
National Route 283
National Route 340
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
References
^ abcde Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab 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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Official website (in Japanese)
