Iwanebashi Station

Iwanebashi Station

岩根橋駅
Iwanebashi Station; 岩根橋駅
	Iwanebashi Station, October 2010
General information
Location	20 Jiwari Shimomiyamori Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0304; Japan
Coordinates	39°21′19″N 141°19′08″E / 39.3553°N 141.3188°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	21.7 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1914
Services
Location
	Iwanebashi Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Iwanebashi Station Iwanebashi Station (Japan)

Iwanebashi Station (岩根橋駅, Iwanebashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Iwanebashi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 21.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout edit

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History edit

Iwanebashi Station opened on 15 December 1914 as a station 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 absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area edit

The station is located in an isolated rural area.

National Route 283

References edit

^ 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.

External links edit

Media related to Iwanebashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[railfan638-1] 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.

[1]