Hirakura Station
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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){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[edit]
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[edit]
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History[edit]
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[edit]
The station is located in an isolated rural area.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
Media related to Hirakura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)