Kamaishi Station

Kamaishi Station
釜石駅
Kamaishi Station in March 2013
Location 22-5 Isuzu-cho, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate-ken 026-0031
Japan
Coordinates 39°16′24″N 141°52′22″E / 39.273277°N 141.872778°E / 39.273277; 141.872778
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 90.2 km from Hanamaki
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened 17 September 1939
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 270 (JR East), 117 (Sanriku) daily
Location
Kamaishi Station
Location within Japan

Kamaishi Station (釜石駅, Kamaishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Sanriku Railway.

Lines

Kamaishi Station is a terminal station of the JR East Kamaishi Line and is located 90.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Hanamaki. It is also a terminal station for the Sanriku Railway's Minami-Rias Line. The station was formerly also a terminal station for the JR East Yamada Line; however, rail operations have remained indefinitely suspended since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011.

Station layout

Sanriku Kamaishi Station

Kamaishi Station has two island platform serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Sanriku Railway has one side platform adjacent to the JR platforms, and also is connected by an underground passage.

Platforms

1 ■ Kamaishi Line for Tōno, Hanamaki and Morioka
2-4 ■ Yamada Line (services suspended)
■ Kamaishi Line for Tōno, Hanamaki and Morioka
0 ■ Sanriku Railway for Sakari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kamaishi Line
Kosano   Rapid Hamayuri   Terminus
Kosano Local Terminus
Yamada Line
Unosumai   Rapid Hamayuri   Terminus
Ryōishi Local Terminus
Sanriku Railway
Heita Local Terminus

History

The JR East station in February 1992

Kamaishi Station opened on 17 September 1939.[1]The Kamakishi Line began operations from 11 October 1944. The station also became a terminal station for the Miyako Line on 27 February 1972. This line was privatized on 1 April 1987, becoming the Sanriku Railway South Rias Line. Kamaishi Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011 destroyed much of the tracks and many stations of the Yamada Line between Miyako and Kamaishi. In February 2012, JR East officially proposed that this section of the Yamada Line be scrapped and the right-of-way used as a bus rapid transit (BRT) route.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 270 passenger daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The Sanriku Railway portion of the station was used by 117 passengers during the same period. [4]

Surrounding area

  • Kamaishi City Office
  • Kamaishi Post Office

See also

References

  1. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 119. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ↑ 被災２路線、廃止しバス専用道提案へ　ＪＲ東、岩手県に [JR East proposes to scrap two lines and convert to bus routes]. The Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Kamaishi City official statistics（2016） (in Japanese)
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