Kamiarisu Station

Kamiarisu Station 上有住駅
Kamiarisu Station, April 2009
General information
Location	Arisu Tsuchikura 298, Sumita-machi, Kesen-gun, Iwate-ken 029-2501 Japan
Coordinates	39.2421°N 141.6814°E / 39.2421; 141.6814
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	65.4 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 October 1950
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ashigase towards Hanamaki Kamaishi Line Local Rikuchū-Ōhashi towards Kamaishi
Location Kamiarisu Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Kamiarisu Station Kamiarisu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kamiarisu Station (上有住駅, Kamiarisu-eki) is a railway station in the town of Sumita, Kesen District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kamiarisu Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 65.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single ground-level bi-directional track. There is no longer a station building, but only a small shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Kamiarisu Station opened on 10 October 1950.[1] 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 283
• Rokando Cave

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 Kami-Arisu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)