Appi-Kōgen Station

Appi-Kōgen Station
安比高原駅
Appi-Kōgen Station in May 2007
Location Appi-Kōgen, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7306
Japan
Coordinates 40°0′45.3″N 140°59′50.3″E / 40.012583°N 140.997306°E / 40.012583; 140.997306
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Hanawa Line
Distance 25.0 km from Kōma
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened December 28, 1961
Previous names Ryūgamori (until March 1988)
Location
Appi-Kōgen Station
Location within Japan

Appi-Kōgen Station (安比高原駅, Appi-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Appi-Kōgen Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 25.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.[1]

Station layout

Appi-Kōgen Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hanawa Line
Matsuo-Hachimantai Rapid Araya-Shinmachi
Matsuo-Hachimantai Local Akasakata

History

The station opened on December 28, 1961, as Ryūgamori Station (龍ヶ森駅).[1] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, and was renamed Appi-Kōgen Station on March 13, 1988.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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