Appi-Kōgen Station (安比高原駅, Appi-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Appi-Kōgen Station 安比高原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Appi-Kōgen Station in July 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Appi-Kōgen, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7306 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°0′45.3″N 140°59′50.3″E / 40.012583°N 140.997306°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hanawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.0 km from Kōma | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 28, 1961 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ryūgamori (until March 1988) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editAppi-Kōgen Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 25.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.[1]
Station layout
editAppi-Kōgen Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
editThe station opened on December 28, 1961, as Ryūgamori Station (龍ヶ森駅).[1] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, and was renamed Appi-Kōgen Station on March 13, 1988.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- National Route 282
- Appi-Kōgen Golf Club and Ski Resort
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)