Iwate-Kariya Station

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).

Iwate-Kariya Station

岩手刈屋駅
Iwate-Kariya Station, April 2007
General information
LocationKariya dai-13 jiwari 25, Miyako, Iwate
(岩手県宮古市刈屋第13地割25)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened1942
Closed2014
Former services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nakasato
towards Iwaizumi
Iwaizumi Line Moichi
Terminus

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.

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

39.6427°N 141.7593°E / 39.6427; 141.7593

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