Iwate-Funakoshi Station
Iwate-Funakoshi Station 岩手船越駅 | |
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Iwate-Funakoshi Station in September 2007 | |
Location |
Funakoshi dai-6 jiwari 28, Yamada, Shimohei, Iwate (岩手県下閉伊郡山田町船越第6地割28) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | Yamada Line |
History | |
Opened | 1936 |
Iwate-Funakoshi Station (岩手船越駅 Iwate-Funakoshi-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, operations at the station were suspended and have been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line. As of 2018, the station is being rebuilt along with the rest of the closed segment of the Yamada Line. It will be transferred to the Sanriku Railway upon completion.
A sign on the station platform indicates that this was the easternmost railway station on Honshu island.
Lines
Iwate-Funakoshi Station was served by the Yamada Line, and was located 133.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout
Iwate-Funakoshi Station had two opposed side platforms. The station was unattended.
Platforms
1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Miyako |
2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Kamaishi |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Yamada Line | ||||
Orikasa | - | Namiitakaigan |
History
Iwate-Funakoshi Station opened on 10 November 1936. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Operations on the Yamada Line between Miyako Station and Kamaishi Station were suspended after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Surrounding area
National Route 45 - Funakoshi Post Office
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iwate-Funakoshi Station. |
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°25′54″N 141°58′27″E / 39.4316°N 141.9741°E