Moichi Station
Moichi 茂市 | |
|---|---|
 Moichi Station, August 2006 | |
| Location |
Moichi Dai-san jiwari 159-9, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市茂市第3地割159-9） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamada Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1934 |
Moichi Station (茂市駅 Moichi-eki) is a railway station in Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Moichi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 87.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station. It was also a terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line, until operations on that line were suspended on 31 July 2010.
Station layout
Moichi Station has a one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station is attended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Miyako (Iwaizumi Line has abolished its diagram since 1 April 2014.) |
| 2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Miyako |
| 3 | ■ Yamada Line | Rikuchū-Kawai and Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaizumi Line (Officially closed in April 2014) | ||||
| Terminus | - | (Iwate-Kariya) | ||
| Yamada Line | ||||
| Rikuchū-Kawai | Express Rias | Miyako | ||
| Haratai | - | Hikime | ||
History
Moichi Station opened on 6 November 1934. The Iwaizumi Line began operations from 25 June 1942. The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 5 March 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Operations on the Iwaizumi Line were suspended on 31 July 2010, and this line has been officially abolished on 1 April 2014. It is now replaced by a bus operation .[1]
Surrounding area
Moichi Station is a small station deep in the mountains, but a station employee is posted daylong.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moichi Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°37′14″N 141°47′58″E / 39.620587°N 141.799306°E