Moichi Station Explained

Moichi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:茂市駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Moichi Dai-san jiwari 159-9, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2101
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Yamada Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:87.0 km from
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:8 November 1934
Passengers:38 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2017
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Moichi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 87.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station. It was also a terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line, until its operations were suspended on 31 July 2010 due to a landslide, and the line was closed on 1 April 2014, due to very low public demand.

Station layout

Moichi Station has a one island platform and two tracks. connecting to station building by a footbridge. The station is Unstaffed from 2018.

Platforms

History

Moichi Station opened on 6 November 1934.[1] The Iwaizumi Line began operations from 25 June 1942.[2] The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 5 March 1949.

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 on 31 July 2010, due to a landslide, and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014, with services replaced by buses.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 53 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Bus routes

Surrounding area

Moichi Station is a small station deep in the mountains.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 499 . 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Sone. Satoru. 2009. ja: No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. Asahi Shimbun. 18–19. Japanese.
  3. Web site: http://www.jr-morioka.com/pdf/news/pdf_1281074099_1.pdf. ja:お知らせ. East Japan Railway Company, Morioka Branch. 17 August 2010. Japanese. 11 September 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713122522/http://www.jr-morioka.com/pdf/news/pdf_1281074099_1.pdf. 13 July 2011.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_09.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 December 2016.