Ashigase Station

Location
	Ashigase Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Ashigase Station Ashigase Station (Japan)

Ashigase Station

足ヶ瀬駅
Ashigase Station; 足ヶ瀬駅
	Ashigase Station, September 2007
General information
Location	Kamigōchō, Hosokoshi 38, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0772; Japan
Coordinates	39°15′17″N 141°38′46″E / 39.2548°N 141.6460°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	61.2 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 November 1915
Services
Location
Location
	Ashigase Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Ashigase Station Ashigase Station (Japan)

Ashigase Station (足ヶ瀬駅, Ashigase-ek) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ashigase Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 61.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kamaishi Line	for Kamaishi and Miyako
2	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tōno and Hanamaki

History

Ashigase Station opened on 23 November 1915 initially 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

The station is located in an isolated rural area.

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

Media related to Ashigase Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[railfan638-1] 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.

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