Iwate-Kamigō Station
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
- Iwate-Kamigō Post Office
National Route 283
National Route 340- Hirakura Kannon
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)