Rikuchū-Natsui Station Explained

Rikuchū-Natsui Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸中夏井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jre
Address:1 Ōsaki, Natsui-chō, Kuji-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0001
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.2078°N 141.7921°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Hachinohe Line
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Distance:61.7 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

iis a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] [2]

Lines

Rikuchū-Natsui Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 38.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

Rikuchū-Natsui Station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station building was converted from a Japanese National Railways Wafu 29500 type freight car. The station is unattended.[2] [1]

History

Rikuchū-Natsui Station opened on March 27, 1930.[3] On April 1, 1987, upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the station came under the operational control of JR East.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 陸中夏井駅. Rikuchū-Natsui Station. 31 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア. 2015 . Kodansha. 4062951754. Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area. Japanese.
  3. 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. 509. 4-533-02980-9.