Moichi Station
Moichi Station 茂市駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Moichi Station in August 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Moichi Dai-san jiwari 159-9, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2101 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°37′14″N 141°47′58″E / 39.620587°N 141.799306°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yamada Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 87.0 km from Morioka | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 November 1934 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 38 (daily) | |||||||||||||||
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  Moichi Station Location within Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Moichi Station (茂市駅, Moichi-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Moichi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 87.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.[1] It was also a terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line, until its operations were suspended on 31 July 2010 due to a landslide, and the line was closed on 1 April 2014, due to very low public demand.
Station layout
Moichi Station has a one island platform and two tracks. connecting to station building by a footbridge. The station is Unstaffed from 2018.
Platforms
| 1-2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Miyako |
| 3 | ■ Yamada Line | for Rikuchū-Kawai and Morioka |
History
Moichi Station opened on 6 November 1934.[1] The Iwaizumi Line began operations from 25 June 1942.[2] The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 5 March 1949.
The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]
Operations on the Iwaizumi Line were suspended on 31 July 2010, due to a landslide, and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014, with services replaced by buses.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 53 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Bus routes
- Higashinihon Kotsu
- For Iwaizumi bashi
- For Miyako Station
- Niisato Community Bus
- For Hikime Station
- For Kyu-Kariya Station
- For Haratai Station
- Northern Iwate Transportation
- For Morioka Station
- For Miyako Station
Surrounding area
Moichi Station is a small station deep in the mountains.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 499. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ East Japan Railway Company, Morioka Branch (17 August 2010). お知らせ (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)