Mutsu-Iwasaki Station

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station (陸奥岩崎駅, Mutsu-Iwasaki-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station

陸奥岩崎駅
Mutu-Iwasaki Station in August 2017
General information
LocationIwasaki Matsubara 63, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2202
Japan
Coordinates40°35′00.11″N 139°55′25.67″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Gonō Line
Distance50.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedOctober 14, 1932
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Jūniko
towards Higashi-Noshiro
 Gonō Line
Local
 Mutsu-Sawabe
towards Hirosaki
Location
Mutsu-Iwasaki Station is located in Japan
Mutsu-Iwasaki Station
Mutsu-Iwasaki Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 50.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station built with double opposed side platforms, but only a single platform is currently in use; the other remains in-situ. The station is unattended, and is managed from Fukaura Station.

History

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station was opened on October 14, 1932 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area
  • Iwasaki fishing port

See also

References
  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
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