Hirakura Station

Hirakura Station (平倉駅, Hirakura-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hirakura Station

平倉駅
Hirakura Station, October 2010
LocationKamigōchō, Hirakura, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0772
Japan
Coordinates39.2649°N 141.5955°E / 39.2649; 141.5955
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Kamaishi Line
Distance56.6 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 November 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwate-Kamigō
toward Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Ashigase
toward Kamaishi
Location
Hirakura Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Hirakura Station
Hirakura Station (Japan)

Lines

Hirakura Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 56.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Hirakura Station opened on 23 November 1915 initially as a station 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).[1] The line was nationalized in 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

The station is located in an isolated rural area.

See also

References
  1. 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.

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