Masuzawa Station Explained

Masuzawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:鱒沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0303
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Kamaishi Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:33.6 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:30 July 1915
Former:Utō Station (to 1924)
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).

Lines

Masuzawa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 33.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Masuzawa Station opened on 30 July 1915 as on the, a light railway extending 65.4 km from to the now-defunct .[1] The line was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was renamed to its present name on 16 December 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Miyata. Hiroyuki. ja: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. . 54. 638. 24–25. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . Japanese. June 2014.