Ayaori Station

Ayaori Station
Ayaori Station; 綾織駅
	Ayaori Station, February 2007
Location	17 Niizato Ayaori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0531; Japan
Coordinates	39.3283°N 141.4769°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	41.1 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1914
Services
Location
	Ayaori Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Ayaori Station Ayaori Station (Japan)

Ayaori Station (綾織駅, Ayaori-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ayaori Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 41.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Ayaori Station opened on 15 December 1914 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道), 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).[1] The line 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

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References

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

Official website (in Japanese)

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[railfan638-1] 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.