Ashigase Station

Ashigase Station (足ヶ瀬駅, Ashigase-ek) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ashigase Station

足ヶ瀬駅
Ashigase Station, September 2007
LocationKamigōchō, Hosokoshi 38, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0772
Japan
Coordinates39.2548°N 141.6460°E / 39.2548; 141.6460
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Kamaishi Line
Distance61.2 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 November 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hirakura
toward Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Kamiarisu
toward Kamaishi
Location
Ashigase Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Ashigase Station
Ashigase Station (Japan)

Lines

Ashigase Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 61.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms
1 ■ Kamaishi Line for Kamaishi and Miyako
2 ■ Kamaishi Line for Tōno and Hanamaki

History

Ashigase 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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