Kamiyonai Station

Kamiyonai Station (上米内駅, Kamiyonai-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Morioka, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kamiyonai Station 上米内駅
Kamiyonai Station in May 2007
Location	20-2 Kamiyonai-Nakaya, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0001 Japan
Coordinates	39.7441°N 141.2040°E / 39.7441; 141.2040
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yamada Line
Distance	9.9 km from Morioka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=504
History
Opened	10 October 1923 (1923-10-10)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	76 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yamagishi toward Morioka Yamada Line Rapid Rias Rikuchū-Kawai toward Miyako Yamada Line Local Kuzakai toward Miyako
Location
Kamiyonai Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kamiyonai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 9.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Kamiyonai Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Yamada Line	for Moichi, Miyako for Morioka (starting trains and after 13:50)
2	■ Yamada Line	for Morioka (until 13:50)

History

Kamiyonai Station opened on 10 October 1923.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 76 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 455

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 498. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)