Kamiarisu Station

Kamiarisu Station (上有住駅, Kamiarisu-eki) is a railway station in the town of Sumita, Kesen District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kamiarisu Station

上有住駅
Kamiarisu Station, April 2009
LocationArisu Tsuchikura 298, Sumita-machi, Kesen-gun, Iwate-ken 029-2501
Japan
Coordinates39.2421°N 141.6814°E / 39.2421; 141.6814
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Kamaishi Line
Distance65.4 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 October 1950
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ashigase
toward Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Rikuchū-Ōhashi
toward Kamaishi
Location
Kamiarisu Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Kamiarisu Station
Kamiarisu Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamiarisu Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 65.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single ground-level bi-directional track. There is no longer a station building, but only a small shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Kamiarisu Station opened on 10 October 1950.[1] 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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