Haruyama Station

Haruyama Station (晴山駅, Haruyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Haruyama Station 晴山駅
Haruyama Station, October 2010
General information
Location	Higashiharuyama Tōwa-chō, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0113 Japan
Coordinates	39.3665°N 141.2577°E / 39.3665; 141.2577
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	15.9 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 April 1914
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsuchizawa towards Hanamaki Kamaishi Line Local Iwanebashi towards Kamaishi
Location Haruyama Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Haruyama Station Haruyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Haruyama Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single-bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Haruyama Station opened on 16 April 1914 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.

• Nanbu Magari House (National ICP)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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 Haruyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)