Haruyama Station

Railway station in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tsuchizawa
towards Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Iwanebashi
towards Kamaishi
Location
Haruyama Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Haruyama Station
Haruyama Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
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Haruyama Station is located in Japan
Haruyama Station
Haruyama Station
Haruyama Station (Japan)
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Haruyama Station (晴山駅, Haruyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Haruyama Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

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

History

Haruyama Station opened on 16 April 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

The station is located in an isolated rural area.

  • Nanbu Magari House (National ICP)

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.

External links

Media related to Haruyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)