Akabuchi Station (赤渕駅, Akabuchi-eki) is an East Japan Railway Company (JR East) railway station located in the town of Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3]
Akabuchi Station 赤渕駅 | |||||||||||
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 Akabuchi Station in July 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Omyojin Akabuchi, Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 020-0581 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°41′6.5″N 140°54′25.9″E / 39.685139°N 140.907194°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tazawako Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.0 km from Morioka | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 10, 1964 | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Akabuchi Station is served by the Tazawako Line, and is located 22.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout edit
Akabuchi Station has a single island platform. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on the platform itself. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Tazawako for Shizukuishi, Morioka (trains originating at this station) |
| 2 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Shizukuishi for Morioka |
History edit
Akabuchi Station opened on September 10, 1964, as the terminal station of the now defunct Hashiba Line. It became a station on the Tazawako Line from October 20, 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area edit
National Route 46- Kunimi Onsen
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Akabuchi Station". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Japan's Trains – Akabuchi Station (赤渕駅)". mymapofjapan.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Akabuchi station". panoramio.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akabuchi Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)