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
Moichi Station in August 2006
General information
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	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yamada Line
Distance	87.0 km from Morioka
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 November 1934
Passengers
FY2017	38 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuchū-Kawai towards Morioka Yamada Line Rapid Rias Sentoku towards Miyako Haratai towards Morioka Yamada Line Local Hikime towards Miyako
Former services Preceding station JR East Following station Iwate-Kariya towards Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Terminus
Location 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.

• National Route 106
• National Route 340

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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)