Iwate-Kamigō Station

Railway station in Tōno, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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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 / 39.2849; 141.5858
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
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Tōno

towards Hanamaki

|  | Kamaishi Line

Rapid Hamayuri
(limited service)

|  | Matsukura

(limited service)

towards Kamaishi

Aozasa

towards Hanamaki

|  | Kamaishi Line

Local

|  | Hirakura

towards Kamaishi

Location

Iwate-Kamigō Station

Location within Iwate Prefecture

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Iwate-Kamigō Station

Iwate-Kamigō Station (Japan)

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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

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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

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

### Platforms

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Entry side | ■ Kamaishi Line | for Kamaishi and Miyako

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Opposite side | ■ Kamaishi Line  | for Tōno and Hanamaki

## History

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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

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

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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

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Media related to Iwate-Kamigō Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Kamaishi Line

* Hanamaki
* Nitanai
* Shin-Hanamaki
* Oyamada
* Tsuchizawa
* Haruyama
* Iwanebashi
* Miyamori
* Kashiwagidaira
* Masuzawa
* Arayamae
* Iwate-Futsukamachi
* Ayaori
* Tōno
* Aozasa
* Iwate-Kamigō
* Hirakura
* Ashigase
* Kamiarisu
* Rikuchū-Ōhashi
* Dōsen
* Matsukura
* Kosano
* Kamaishi

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