Okunakayama-Kōgen Station
Okunakayama-Kōgen Station 奥中山高原駅 | |
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| Okunakayama-Kōgen Station, October 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| District | Ninohe |
| Town | Ichinohe |
| Neighborhood etc. | Nakayama Otsuka 76-3 |
| Postal code | 028-5133 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県二戸郡一戸町中山字大塚76-3 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1891 |
| Former names | Nakayama Station Okunakayama Station |
| Present name since | 2002 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Iwate Ginga Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Iwate Ginga Railway Line |
| Statistics | 353 passengers/day (FY2012) |
Okunakayama-Kōgen Station (奥中山高原駅 Okunakayama-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station in Ichinohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.
Lines
Okunakayama-Kōgen Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 44.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 579.7 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Okunakayama-Kōgen Station has an island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station is attended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai and Morioka |
| 2 | ■Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ninohe and Hachinohe |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Midō | - | Kotsunagi | ||
History
Nakayama Station (中山駅 Nakayama-eki) was established on 1 September 1891. It was renamed to Okunakayama Station (奥中山駅 Okunakayama-eki) on 11 September 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002. It was renamed to its present name at that time.
Surrounding area
- Okuyamanaka Post office
External links
- Okunakayama-Kōgen Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 40°03′58″N 141°13′43″E / 40.066155°N 141.228514°E