Iwate-Futsukamachi Station

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station
岩手二日町駅
Iwate-Futsukamachi Station, October 2010
Location
Prefecture Iwate
(See other stations in Iwate)
City Tōno
Neighborhood etc. 75 Kamiayaori Ayaori-chō
Postal code028-0532
(in Japanese)岩手県遠野市綾織町上綾織75
History
Year opened 1914
Former name Futsukamachi Station
Present name since 1924
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Kamaishi Line

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station (岩手二日町駅 Iwate-Futsukamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 39.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kamaishi Line
Rapid: no stop
Arayamae Local Ayaori

History

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station opened on 15 December 1914 as Futsukamachi Stop (二日町停留場 Futsukamachi Teiryujo) on the Iwate Light Railway, which was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was elevated to a full passenger station and renamed to its present name on 15 December 1924. 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°19′25″N 141°27′21″E / 39.3235°N 141.4559°E