Iwanebashi Station

Iwanebashi Station (岩根橋駅, Iwanebashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwanebashi Station

岩根橋駅
Iwanebashi Station, October 2010
Location20 Jiwari Shimomiyamori Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0304
Japan
Coordinates39.3553°N 141.3188°E / 39.3553; 141.3188
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Kamaishi Line
Distance21.7 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 December 1914
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Haruyama
toward Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Miyamori
toward Kamaishi
Location
Iwanebashi Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Iwanebashi Station
Iwanebashi Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwanebashi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 21.7 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

Iwanebashi Station opened on 15 December 1914 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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