Arayamae Station

Location
	Arayamae Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Arayamae Station Arayamae Station (Japan)

Arayamae Station

荒谷前駅
Arayamae Station; 荒谷前駅
	Arayamae Station, October 2010
General information
Location	Kamimasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0302; Japan
Coordinates	39°18′35″N 141°25′43″E / 39.3097°N 141.4287°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	36.4 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 December 1924
Services
Location
Location
	Arayamae Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Arayamae Station Arayamae Station (Japan)

Arayamae Station (荒谷前駅, Arayamae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Arayamae Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 36.4 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 platform is curved. The station is unattended.

History

Arayamae Station opened on 16 December 1924 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

References

^ 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 Arayamae 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.

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