Appi-Kōgen Station

Appi-Kōgen Station 安比高原駅
Appi-Kōgen Station
Location	Appi-Kōgen, Hachimantai, Iwate （岩手県八幡平市安比高原） Japan
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Hanawa Line
History
Opened	1961
Previous names	Ryugamori (until 1988)

Appi-Kōgen Station (安比高原駅, Appi-Kōgen-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Appi-Kōgen Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 25.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Appi-Kōgen Station has one side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Hanawa Line
Matsuo-Hachimantai	Rapid	Araya-Shinmachi
Matsuo-Hachimantai	Local	Akasakata

History

Appi-Kōgen Station began on November 10, 1926 as a signal stop at the village of Matsuo, Iwate. It was opened as Ryugamori Station (龍ヶ森駅) on December 28, 1961, serving the village of Arasawa, Iwate. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. It was renamed it its present name on March 13, 1988.

Surrounding area

National Route 282
Appi-Kōgen Golf Club and Ski Resort

External links

JR East Station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Hanawa Line

Morioka Aoyama Kuriyagawa Sugo Takizawa Shibutami Kōma Higashi-Ōbuke Ōbuke Tairadate Kitamori Matsuo-Hachimantai Appi-Kōgen Akasakata Koyanohata Arayashimmachi Yokoma Tayama Anihata Yuze-Onsen Hachimantai Rikuchū-Ōsato Kazuno-Hanawa Shibahira Towada-Minami Suehiro Dobukai Sawajiri Jūnisho Ōtaki-Onsen Ōgita Higashi-Ōdate Ōdate

Coordinates: 40°0′45.3″N 140°59′50.3″E / 40.012583°N 140.997306°E / 40.012583; 140.997306

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