Asanai Station

Asanai Station (浅内駅, Asanai-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Asanai Station 浅内駅
Asanai Station, January 2008
Location	Asanai Komori 69, Iwaizumi, Iwate （岩手県下閉伊郡岩泉町浅内字小森69） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened	1957
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nishōishi toward Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Iwate-Ōkawa toward Moichi

Lines

Asanai Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 31.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Asanai Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Asanai Station opened on 15 May 1957, as the initial terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line. The line was extended to Iwaizumi Station on 6 February 1972. 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 from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

• Asanai Power Station
• Japan National Route 340
• Japan National Route 455

References

1. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623