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Haruyama Station (晴山駅, Haruyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Haruyama Station 晴山駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Higashiharuyama Tōwa-chō, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0113 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°21′59″N 141°15′28″E / 39.3665°N 141.2577°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Kamaishi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 15.9 km from Hanamaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 April 1914 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHaruyama Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform serving a single-bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
editHaruyama Station opened on 16 April 1914 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道), a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway extending 65.4 km from Hanamaki to the now-defunct Sennintōge Station (仙人峠駅).[1] 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.
Surrounding area
editThe station is located in an isolated rural area.
- Nanbu Magari House (National ICP)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Miyata, Hiroyuki (June 2014). 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]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54, no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 24–25.
External links
editMedia related to Haruyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)