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| Iwate-Kariya Station 岩手刈屋駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwate-Kariya Station, April 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kariya dai-13 jiwari 25, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市刈屋第13地割25） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Iwaizumi Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1942 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Iwate-Kariya Station (岩手刈屋駅, Iwate-Kariya-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Iwate-Kariya Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 4.3 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.
Station layout
Iwate-Kariya Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
History
Iwate-Kariya Station opened on 25 June 1942. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 340
- Kariya Post Office
References
- JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623
| Stations of the Iwaizumi Line | |
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39°38′34″N 141°45′33″E / 39.6427°N 141.7593°E / 39.6427; 141.7593