Arayamae Station

Arayamae Station
荒谷前駅
Arayamae Station, October 2010
Location
Prefecture Iwate
(See other stations in Iwate)
City Tōno
Neighborhood etc. Kamimasuzawa Miyamori-chō
Postal code028-0302
(in Japanese)岩手県遠野市宮守町上鱒沢
History
Year opened 1924
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Kamaishi Line

Arayamae Station (荒谷前駅 Arayamae-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Arayamae Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 36.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

Arayamae Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The platform is curved. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kamaishi Line
Rapid: no stop
Masuzawa Local Iwate-Futsukamachi

History

Arayamae Station opened on 16 December 1924 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

External links

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Coordinates: 39°18′35″N 141°25′43″E / 39.3097°N 141.4287°E