Iwate-Wainai Station

Iwate-Wainai Station
岩手和井内駅

Iwate-Wainai Station, October 2006
Location Wainai dai-21 jiwari 11, Miyako, Iwate
(岩手県宮古市和井内第21地割11)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened 1942
Closed 2014

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).

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iwaizumi Line
Nakasato - Oshikado

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

Coordinates: 39°40′48″N 141°42′56″E / 39.6800°N 141.7155°E / 39.6800; 141.7155

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