Tōno Station
Tōno Station 遠野駅 | |
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| Tōno Station, August 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| City | Tōno |
| Neighborhood etc. | 5-7 Shinkoku-chō |
| Postal code | 028-0522 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県遠野市新穀町5-7 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1914 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kamaishi Line |
| Statistics | 357 passengers/day (FY 2012) |
Tōno Station (遠野駅 Tōno-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Tōno Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 46.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
Tōno Station has a single side platform and an island platform, connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station has a Green Window staffed ticket counter.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kamaishi Line | for Tsuchizawa , Hanamaki and Morioka |
| 2 | ■Kamaishi Line | for Kamaishi and Miyako |
| 3 | ■Kamaishi Line | for starting trains |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamaishi Line | ||||
| Miyamori | Rapid Hamayuri | Kosano | ||
| Ayaori | Local | Aozasa | ||
History
Tōno Station opened on 18 April 1914 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
- Tōno Post Office
- Tōno City Hall
- Tōno Zoo
- Nabukura Park
- Tōno Folklore Village
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tōno Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 39°19′57″N 141°31′50″E / 39.3324°N 141.5305°E