Kashiwagidaira Station

Kashiwagidaira Station

柏木平駅
Kashiwagidaira Station; 柏木平駅
	Kashiwagidaira Station, February 2007
General information
Location	45 Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0303; Japan
Coordinates	39°18′21″N 141°22′47″E / 39.3058°N 141.3798°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	31.2 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 July 1915
Services
Location
	Kashiwagidaira Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Kashiwagidaira Station Kashiwagidaira Station (Japan)

Kashiwagidaira Station (柏木平駅, Kashiwagidaira-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Kashiwagidaira Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 31.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has one side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History[edit]

Kashiwagidaira Station opened on 30 July 1915 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 station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area[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 Kashiwagidaira Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[railfan638-1] 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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