Hakoishi Station (箱石駅, Hakoishi-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hakoishi Station

箱石駅
Hakoishi Station, September 2007
General information
LocationHirakawanai Dai-6 jiwari 48-3 Hakoishi, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2304
Japan
Coordinates39°37′02″N 141°37′33″E / 39.6173°N 141.6258°E / 39.6173; 141.6258
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
Distance65.7 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 November 1933
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kawauchi
towards Morioka
Yamada Line
Local
Rikuchū-Kawai
towards Miyako
Location
Hakoishi Station is located in Japan
Hakoishi Station
Hakoishi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Hakoishi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 65.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

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Hakoishi Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

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Hakoishi Station opened on 30 November 1933.[1] The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 21 November 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 18–19.
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