Wakasennin Station

Wakasennin Station
和賀仙人駅
Wakasennin Station
Location Waga-cho Sennin 7-Jiwari 18, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0326
Japan
Coordinates 39°18′32″N 140°54′34″E / 39.3088°N 140.9095°E / 39.3088; 140.9095
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Kitakami Line
Distance 20.3 km from Kitakami
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened November 18, 1921
Location
Wakasennin Station
Location within Japan

Wakasennin Station (和賀仙人駅, Wakasennin-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Wakasennin Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 20.3 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout

Wakasennin Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Kitakami Line for Fujine and Kitakami
2 ■ Kitakami Line for Hottoyuda Yokote

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kitakami Line
Iwasawa - Yudakinshūko

History

Wakasennin Station opened on November 18, 1921 as a station on the now-defunct Yokoguro Line. With the construction of Yuda Dam in late 1962, the line was re-routed to become part of the Kitakami Line.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 1999.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.
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