Masuzawa Station
Masuzawa Station (鱒沢駅, Masuzawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Masuzawa Station 鱒沢駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Masuzawa Station, February 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0303 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.3002°N 141.3993°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kamaishi Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 33.6 km from Hanamaki | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 July 1915 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Utō Station (to 1924) | |||||||||||||||
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  Masuzawa Station Location within Iwate Prefecture  Masuzawa Station Masuzawa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines
Masuzawa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 33.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| towards entry | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Tsuchizawa and Hanamaki |
| opposite side | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Tōno and Kamaishi |
History
Masuzawa Station opened on 30 July 1915 as Utō Station (宇洞駅, Utō-eki) 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 renamed to its present name on 16 December 1924. 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
- 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 Masuzawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)