Akabuchi Station

Akabuchi Station (赤渕駅, Akabuchi-eki) is an East Japan Railway Company (JR East) railway station located in the town of Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3]

Akabuchi Station

赤渕駅
Akabuchi Station in July 2007
LocationOmyojin Akabuchi, Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 020-0581
Japan
Coordinates39°41′6.5″N 140°54′25.9″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tazawako Line
Distance22.0 km from Morioka
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 10, 1964
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tazawako
toward Ōmagari
 Tazawako Line Harukiba
toward Morioka
Location
Akabuchi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Akabuchi Station is served by the Tazawako Line, and is located 22.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Akabuchi Station has a single island platform. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on the platform itself. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Tazawako Line for Tazawako
for Shizukuishi, Morioka (trains originating at this station)
2 ■ Tazawako Line for Shizukuishi
for Morioka

History

Akabuchi Station opened on September 10, 1964, as the terminal station of the now defunct Hashiba Line. It became a station on the Tazawako Line from October 20, 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. "Akabuchi Station". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. "Japan's Trains – Akabuchi Station (赤渕駅)". mymapofjapan.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. "Akabuchi station". panoramio.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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