Kamiarisu Station

Railway station in Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ashigase
towards Hanamaki
 Kamaishi Line
Local
 Rikuchū-Ōhashi
towards Kamaishi
Location
Kamiarisu Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Kamiarisu Station
Kamiarisu Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
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Kamiarisu Station is located in Japan
Kamiarisu Station
Kamiarisu Station
Kamiarisu Station (Japan)
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Kamiarisu Station (上有住駅, Kamiarisu-eki) is a railway station in the town of Sumita, Kesen District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kamiarisu Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 65.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single ground-level bi-directional track. There is no longer a station building, but only a small shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Kamiarisu Station opened on 10 October 1950.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

The station is located in an isolated rural area.

  • National Route 283
  • Rokando Cave

See also

References

  1. ^ 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

Media related to Kami-Arisu Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)