Asanai Station
Asanai Station 浅内駅 | |
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| Asanai Station, January 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| Town | Iwaizumi |
| Neighborhood etc. | Asanai Komori 69 |
| Postal code | 028 - 2231 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県下閉伊郡岩泉町浅内字小森69 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1957 |
| Year closed | 2014 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Iwaizumi Line |
Asanai Station (浅内駅 Asanai-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Asanai Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 31.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.
Station layout
Asanai Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Iwaizumi Line | ||||
| Iwate-Ōkawa | - | Nishōishi | ||
History
Asanai Station opened on 15 May 1957, as the initial terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line. The line was extended to Iwaizumi Station on 6 February 1972. 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
- Asanai Power Station
- Japan National Route 340
- Japan National Route 455
References
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- ↑ JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623
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Coordinates: 39°49′11″N 141°43′37″E / 39.8196°N 141.7269°E