Tomai Station Explained

Tomai Station
Native Name:斗米駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Maezawa Sawauchi 176-2, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6104
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.2855°N 141.2911°W
Operator: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line: Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:73.7 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:1 October 1966
Passengers:143 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.

Lines

Tomai Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 73.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station[1] and 609.0 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Tomai Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. There is no station building, but only small shelters on the platforms. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 October 1966.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,[2] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 143 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 198 . 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 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. 415–416. 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Web site: http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdfl. ja: 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均). Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average). 2016. Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804071024/http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdf. 2016-08-04. 1 March 2017. dead.