Iwate-Futsukamachi Station

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station
岩手二日町駅

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station, October 2010
Location 75 Kamiayaori Ayaori-chō, Tōno, Iwate
(岩手県遠野市綾織町上綾織75)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kamaishi Line
History
Opened 1914
Previous names Futsukamachi (until 1924)

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station (岩手二日町駅 Iwate-Futsukamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 39.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kamaishi Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Arayamae Local Ayaori

History

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station opened on 15 December 1914 as Futsukamachi Stop (二日町停留場 Futsukamachi Teiryujo) on the Iwate Light Railway, which was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was elevated to a full passenger station and renamed to its present name on 15 December 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 39°19′25″N 141°27′21″E / 39.3235°N 141.4559°E / 39.3235; 141.4559

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