Iwate-Kariya Station

Iwate-Kariya Station
岩手刈屋駅

Iwate-Kariya Station, April 2007
Location Kariya dai-13 jiwari 25, Miyako, Iwate
(岩手県宮古市刈屋第13地割25)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened 1942
Closed 2014

Iwate-Kariya Station (岩手刈屋駅 Iwate-Kariya-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwate-Kariya Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 4.3 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Kariya Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iwaizumi Line
Moichi - Nakasato

History

Iwate-Kariya Station opened on 25 June 1942. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623

Coordinates: 39°38′34″N 141°45′33″E / 39.6427°N 141.7593°E / 39.6427; 141.7593

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