Hiranai Station

Not to be confused with Hiranai, a town in Aomori Prefecture.
Hiranai Station

平内駅
East Japan Railway Company
Hiranai Station in September 2009
General information
Location4-3, 36th Jiwari, Taneichi, Hirono-machi, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-7900
Japan
Coordinates40°25′32″N 141°41′58″E / 40.4256°N 141.6994°E / 40.4256; 141.6994
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Hachinohe Line
Distance32.1 km from Hachinohe
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 February 1959 (1959-02-05)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kadonohama
towards Hachinohe
 Hachinohe Line Taneichi
towards Kuji
Location
Hiranai Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Hiranai Station
Hiranai Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Hiranai Station is located in Japan
Hiranai Station
Hiranai Station
Hiranai Station (Japan)
Map

Hiranai Station (平内駅, Hiranai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Lines

Hiranai Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 32.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

Hirani Station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is a small rain shelter built on top of the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended.[2][1]

History

Hiranai Station opened on February 5, 1959.[3] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station came under the operational control of JR East.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "平内駅" [Hiranai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
  3. ^ a b 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. 508. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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