Moichi Station
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).
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 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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
- 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)