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

Haratai Station

腹帯駅
Haratai Station, September 2007
General information
LocationHaratai 1-49, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 28-2103
Japan
Coordinates39°36′17″N 141°46′02″E / 39.6047°N 141.7672°E / 39.6047; 141.7672
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
Distance82.6 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 November 1934
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Rikuchū-Kawai
towards Morioka
Yamada Line
Local
Moichi
towards Miyako
Location
Haratai Station is located in Japan
Haratai Station
Haratai Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Haratai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 82.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

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Haratai Station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is no longer a station building, but only a waiting room built on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

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Haratai Station opened on 6 November 1934.[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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