Ayaori Station
Railway station in Tōno, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
| Preceding station |  JR East | Following station | ||
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| Iwate-Futsukamachi towards Hanamaki | Kamaishi Line Local | Tōno towards Kamaishi | ||
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  Ayaori Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Ayaori Station Ayaori Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Ayaori Station (綾織駅, Ayaori-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ayaori Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 41.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
Ayaori Station opened on 15 December 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
- Ayaori Post Office
National Route 283
National Route 396
See also
References
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayaori Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)
