Iwate-Kamigō Station

Location
	Iwate-Kamigō Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Iwate-Kamigō Station Iwate-Kamigō Station (Japan)

Iwate-Kamigō Station

岩手上郷駅
Iwate-Kamigō Station; 岩手上郷駅
	Iwate-Kamigō Station in October 2010
General information
Location	Kamigōchō, Sakazawa 12, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0776; Japan
Coordinates	39°17′06″N 141°35′09″E / 39.2849°N 141.5858°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	53.8 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 April 1914
Previous names	Kamigō Station (until 1916)
Services
Location
Location
	Iwate-Kamigō Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Iwate-Kamigō Station Iwate-Kamigō Station (Japan)

Iwate-Kamigō Station (岩手上郷駅, Iwate-Kamigō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwate-Kamigō Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 53.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, serving two tracks. The platforms are not numbered The station is unattended.

Platforms

Entry side	■ Kamaishi Line	for Kamaishi and Miyako
Opposite side	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tōno and Hanamaki

History

The station opened on 18 April 1914 as Kamigō Station (上郷駅), a station for freight services only on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道),^[1] a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway extending 65.4 km from Hanamaki to the now-defunct Sennintōge Station (仙人峠駅).^[2] The station began serving passengers from 15 May 1914.^[1] The station was renamed Iwate-Kamigō on 10 February 1916.^[1]

The line was nationalized in August 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.^[1]

Surrounding area

Iwate-Kamigō Post Office
National Route 283
National Route 340
Hirakura Kannon

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ ^a ^b Miyata, Hiroyuki (June 2014). 釜石線ショートヒストリー　～路線と蒸気機関車～ [A short history of the Kamaishi Line: The line and steam locomotives]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54, no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 24–25.

External links

Media related to Iwate-Kamigō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[railfan638-2] Miyata, Hiroyuki (June 2014). 釜石線ショートヒストリー　～路線と蒸気機関車～ [A short history of the Kamaishi Line: The line and steam locomotives]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54, no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 24–25.

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