Arayamae Station

Arayamae Station (荒谷前駅, Arayamae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Arayamae Station

荒谷前駅
Arayamae Station, October 2010
LocationKamimasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0302
Japan
Coordinates39.3097°N 141.4287°E / 39.3097; 141.4287
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Kamaishi Line
Distance36.4 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 December 1924
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Masuzawa
toward Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Iwate-Futsukamachi
toward Kamaishi
Location
Arayamae Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Arayamae Station
Arayamae Station (Japan)

Lines

Arayamae Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 36.4 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 platform is curved. The station is unattended.

History

Arayamae Station opened on 16 December 1924 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

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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