Hirakura Station

Hirakura Station
平倉駅
Hirakura Station, October 2010
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 / 39.2649; 141.5955
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Kamaishi Line
Distance 56.6 km from Hanamaki
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 23 November 1915
Location
Hirakura Station
Location within Japan

Hirakura Station (平倉駅, Hirakura-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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

Hirakura 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
Iwate-Kamigō Local Ashigase

History

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

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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