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Railway station in Tōno, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Iwate-Kamigō Station
岩手上郷駅
Iwate-Kamigō Station in October 2010
General information
LocationKamigōchō, Sakazawa 12, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0776
Japan
Coordinates39°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
Distance53.8 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 April 1914
Previous namesKamigō Station (until 1916)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tōnotowards Hanamaki Kamaishi LineRapid Hamayuri
(limited service) 		Matsukura(limited service)towards Kamaishi
Aozasatowards Hanamaki Kamaishi LineLocal Hirakuratowards Kamaishi
Location
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Iwate-Kamigō Station (岩手上郷駅, Iwate-Kamigō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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.

Station layout

The 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

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), 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). The station began serving passengers from 15 May 1914. The station was renamed Iwate-Kamigō on 10 February 1916.

The line was nationalized in August 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. p. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 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

Media related to Iwate-Kamigō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Kamaishi Line
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