Hirakura Station 平倉駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hirakura Station, October 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kamigōchō, Hirakura, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0772 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°15′54″N 141°35′44″E / 39.2649°N 141.5955°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kamaishi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.6 km from Hanamaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 November 1915 | ||||||||||
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  Hirakura Station Location within Iwate Prefecture  Hirakura Station Hirakura Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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).
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
- ↑ 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 Hirakura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)