Hirakura Station

Hirakura Station 平倉駅
Hirakura Station, October 2010
General information
Location	Kamigōchō, Hirakura, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0772 Japan
Coordinates	39.2649°N 141.5955°E / 39.2649; 141.5955
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	56.6 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 November 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwate-Kamigō towards Hanamaki Kamaishi Line Local Ashigase towards Kamaishi
Location Hirakura Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Hirakura Station Hirakura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hirakura Station (平倉駅, Hirakura-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hirakura Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 56.6 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

Hirakura Station opened on 23 November 1915 initially 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.

• National Route 340

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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 Hirakura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)