Miyamori Station Explained

Miyamori Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:宮守駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:26 Jiwari 119 Shimomiyamori Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0304
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Kamaishi Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:25.1 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:23 November 1915
Passengers:96[1]
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan

right|thumb|Miyamori station in 2006 is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Miyamori Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 25.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Miyamori Station opened on 23 November 1915 as a station on the, a light railway extending 65.4 km from to the now-defunct .[2] The line was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2106.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www3.pref.iwate.jp/webdb/view/outside/s14Tokei/tokei.download?fileId=s14TokeiInfo-16dpbS.18OYJ.kH9Qc 岩手県統計年鑑(平成27年度) 主要駅別JR旅客利用状況
  2. 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.
  3. News: 新たな駅舎が完成 JR釜石線宮守駅. 宮守町地域づくりだより. 2015-04-15. 2016-01-31. 宮守町地域づくり連絡会事務局. 1. 第46号. https://web.archive.org/web/20160703033724/http://www.city.tono.iwate.jp/index.cfm/35,14090,c,html/14090/20150522-104634.pdf. 2016-07-03.