Iwate-Kamigō Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 岩手上郷駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Kamigōchō, Sakazawa 12, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0776 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Kamaishi Line |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 2 |
Distance: | 53.8 km from |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | 18 April 1914 |
Former: | Kamigō Station (until 1916) |
Map Type: | Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan |
is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Iwate-Kamigō Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 53.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.[1]
The station has a single island platform, serving two tracks. The platforms are not numbered The station is unattended.
The station opened on 18 April 1914 as, a station for freight services only on the,[1] a light railway extending 65.4 km from to the now-defunct .[2] The station began serving passengers from 15 May 1914.[1] The station was renamed Iwate-Kamigō on 10 February 1916.[1]
The line was nationalized in August 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]