Aozasa Station

Aozasa Station

青笹駅
Aozasa Station, October 2010
General information
LocationAozasachō, Aozasa 21, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0503
Japan
Coordinates39°18′42″N 141°34′09″E / 39.3116°N 141.5692°E / 39.3116; 141.5692
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Kamaishi Line
Distance50.3 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tōno
towards Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Iwate-Kamigō
towards Kamaishi
Location
Aozasa Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Aozasa Station
Aozasa Station (Japan)

Aozasa Station (青笹駅, Aozasa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Aozasa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line; it is located 50.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but there is a brick weather shelter, located across the road parallel to the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Aozasa Station opened on 1 September 1915 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). 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

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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