Haruyama Station

Haruyama Station
晴山駅
Haruyama Station, October 2010
Location Higashiharuyama Tōwa-chō, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0113
Japan
Coordinates 39°21′59″N 141°15′28″E / 39.3665°N 141.2577°E / 39.3665; 141.2577
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Kamaishi Line
Distance 15.9 km from Hanamaki
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 16 April 1914
Location
Haruyama Station
Location within Japan

Haruyama Station (晴山駅, Haruyama-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Haruyama Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

Haruyama Station has a single side platform serving a single-bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kamaishi Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tsuchizawa Local Iwanebashi

History

Haruyama Station opened on 16 April 1914 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

The station is located in an isolated rural area.

  • Nanbu Magari House (National ICP)

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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