Aozasa Station
Aozasa Station 青笹駅 | |
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| Aozasa Station, October 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| City | Tōno |
| Neighborhood etc. | Aozasachō, Aozasa 21 |
| Postal code | 028-0503 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県遠野市青笹町青笹21 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1915 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kamaishi Line |
Aozasa Station (青笹駅 Aozasa-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Aozasa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 50.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
Aozasa Station has a single side platform, serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, but there is a brick weather shelter, located across the road parallel to the platform. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Kamaishi Line | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Tōno | Local | Iwate-Kamigō | ||
History
Aozasa Station opened on 1 September 1915 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway, which was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
- Aozasa Post Office
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Japan National Route 283
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aozasa Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 39°18′42″N 141°34′09″E / 39.3116°N 141.5692°E