Hirakura Station
Hirakura Station 平倉駅 | |
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| Hirakura Station, October 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| City | Tōno |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kamigōchō, Hirakura |
| Postal code | 028-0775 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県遠野市上郷町平倉 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1915 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kamaishi Line |
Hirakura Station (平倉駅 Hirakura-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Hirakura Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 56.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
Hirakura Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Kamaishi Line | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Iwate-Kamigō | Local | Ashigase | ||
History
Hirakura Station opened on 23 November 1915 initially 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
The station is located in an isolated rural area.
External links
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 39°15′54″N 141°35′44″E / 39.2649°N 141.5955°E