Iwate-Ōkawa Station

Iwate-Ōkawa Station (岩手大川駅, Iwate-Ōkawa-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwate-Ōkawa Station

岩手大川駅
Iwate-Ōkawa Station, August 2008
LocationŌkawa Mai-no-ko 64, Iwaizumi, Iwate
(岩手県下閉伊郡岩泉町大川字舞の子64)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened1954
Closed2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Asanai
toward Iwaizumi
Iwaizumi Line Oshikado
toward Moichi

Lines

Iwate-Ōkawa Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 25.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Ōkawa Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Iwate-Ōkawa Station opened on 16 May 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

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References

  1. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623

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