Iwaizumi Station Explained

Iwaizumi
Native Name:	岩泉
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Nakano, Iwaizumi, Iwate
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR East
Line:	Iwaizumi Line
Opened:	1972
Closed:	2014
Other Services Header:	Former services

was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwaizumi Station was the terminus of the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 38.4 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Moichi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions, connected to a two-story station building. The platform was designed as an island platform as there were plans to connect the station to the Kita Rias Line, but no track was laid on one side of the platform.

History

Iwaizumi Station opened on 6 February 1972.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.^[1] Operations on the Iwaizumi Line were suspended from July 2010, due to a landslide, and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014, owing to declining passenger use.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	42^[4]
2005	44^[5]
2010	14

Surrounding area

• Iwaizumi Town Hall
• Iwaizumi Post Office

Bus Stop

Below-mentioned bullet point summary are bus routes and destinations.

Iwaizumi bashi bus stop

This bus stop is passed through by Northern Iwate Transportation, Higashinihon Kotsu and JR Bus Tohoku.

• Hayasaka Kogen Line (JR Bus Tohoku)
  • For Morioka Station
• Iwaizumi-Moichi Line (Higashinihon Kotsu)
  • For Miyako Station via Moichi Station
• A45 (Northern Iwate Transportation)
  • For Iwaizumi-Omoto Station

Iwaizumi Town Bus

• Kokkyo Arasawa Line
  • For Kami-Kokkyo^[6]
• Akkadō Line
  • For Akkadō
• Sawanaka-Natsubushi Line
  • For Muroba^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 502. 4-533-02980-9.
2. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p.623
3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 April 2014.
4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 April 2014.
5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 April 2014.
6. Transfer onto JR Bus Tohoku bound for Kuji Station and Morioka Station via Kuzumaki respectively at Arasawaguchi bus stop, where it takes about 20 minutes travel from this bus stop on foot
7. Transfer onto Tanokun Bus bound for Tanohata Station