Iwate-Wainai Station

Iwate-Wainai Station (岩手和井内駅, Iwate-Wainai-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwate-Wainai Station

岩手和井内駅
Iwate-Wainai Station, October 2006
General information
LocationWainai dai-21 jiwari 11, Miyako, Iwate
(岩手県宮古市和井内第21地割11)
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
Oshikado
towards Iwaizumi
Iwaizumi Line Nakasato
towards Moichi

Lines

Iwate-Wainai Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 10.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Wainai Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The original station building was demolished in December 2004 and replaced by a simple waiting room. The station was unattended.

History

Iwate-Wainai 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

39.6800°N 141.7155°E / 39.6800; 141.7155

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