Masuzawa Station

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

Masuzawa Station

鱒沢駅
Masuzawa Station, February 2007
LocationShimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0303
Japan
Coordinates39.3002°N 141.3993°E / 39.3002; 141.3993
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Kamaishi Line
Distance33.6 km from Hanamaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 July 1915
Previous namesUtō Station (to 1924)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Miyamori
toward Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Rapid Hamayuri
(limited service)
 Tōno
toward Kamaishi
Kashiwagidaira
toward Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Arayamae
toward Kamaishi
Location
Masuzawa Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Masuzawa Station
Masuzawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Masuzawa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 33.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.

Platforms
towards entry ■ Kamaishi Line for Tsuchizawa and Hanamaki
opposite side ■ Kamaishi Line for Tōno and Kamaishi

History

Masuzawa Station opened on 30 July 1915 as Utō Station (宇洞駅, Utō-eki) 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 renamed to its present name on 16 December 1924. 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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See also

References
  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.

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