Masuzawa Station

Masuzawa Station

鱒沢駅
Masuzawa Station; 鱒沢駅
	Masuzawa Station, February 2007
General information
Location	Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0303; Japan
Coordinates	39.3002°N 141.3993°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	33.6 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 July 1915
Previous names	Utō Station (to 1924)
Services
Location
	Masuzawa Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Masuzawa Station Masuzawa Station (Japan)

Masuzawa Station (鱒沢駅, Masuzawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Masuzawa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 33.6 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 platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.

Platforms

towards entry	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tsuchizawa and Hanamaki
opposite side	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tōno and Kamaishi

History

Masuzawa Station opened on 30 July 1915 as Utō Station (宇洞駅, Utō-eki) 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 renamed to its present name on 16 December 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding 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 Masuzawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[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.