Kuzakai Station (区界駅, Kuzakai-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kuzakai Station 区界駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kuzakai Station in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kuzakai Dai-ichi jiwari 1009, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2631 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°39′07″N 141°21′05″E / 39.6520°N 141.3514°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yamada Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.6 km from Morioka | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 September 1928 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 1 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKuzakai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 35.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout
editKuzakai Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Moichi and Miyako |
| 2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Kamiyonai and Morioka |
History
editKuzakai Station opened on 25 September 1928.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]
2020: New station building opened
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1 passenger daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Kuzakai Station (1993−2020 normals, extremes 1993−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
10.9 (51.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.1 (−11.4) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.3 (2.33) |
48.6 (1.91) |
98.2 (3.87) |
111.1 (4.37) |
127.6 (5.02) |
130.7 (5.15) |
218.7 (8.61) |
208.8 (8.22) |
177.3 (6.98) |
133.5 (5.26) |
112.9 (4.44) |
89.4 (3.52) |
1,517.7 (59.75) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 142 (56) |
134 (53) |
125 (49) |
33 (13) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
21 (8.3) |
114 (45) |
571 (225) |
| Average rainy days | 13.8 | 12.2 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 165.2 |
| Average snowy days | 16.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 13.6 | 66.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.0 | 75.1 | 107.2 | 146.4 | 174.3 | 148.9 | 121.9 | 139.8 | 123.7 | 132.8 | 100.0 | 64.2 | 1,403.2 |
| Source 1: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 498. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kuzakai Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)