Matsuo-Hachimantai Station

Matsuo-Hachimantai Station (松尾八幡平駅, Matsuo-Hachimantai-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Matsuo-Hachimantai Station

松尾八幡平駅
Matsuo-Hachimantai Station in May 2007
Location109, dai-3 Jiwari, Matsuo, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7305
Japan
Coordinates39°58′9.3″N 141°2′38.1″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hanawa Line
Distance17.8 km from Kōma
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 30, 1927
Previous namesIwate-Matsuo Station (until 1988)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Appi-Kōgen
toward Ōdate
Hanawa Line Kitamori
toward Morioka
Location
Matsuo-Hachimantai Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Matsuo-Hachimantai Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 17.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.[1]

Station layout

Matsuo-Hachimantai Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Hanawa Line Kōma, Morioka
2  Hanawa Line Araya-Shinmachi, Kazuno-Hanawa, and Ōdate

History

The station opened on November 10, 1926, as Iwate-Matsuo Station (岩手松尾駅), serving the village of Matsuo.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1] It was renamed Matsuo-Hachimantai Station on March 13, 1988.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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