Tōno Station

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

Tōno Station 遠野駅
Tōno Station in August 2007
General information
Location	5-7 Shinkoku-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0522 Japan
Coordinates	39.3324°N 141.5305°E / 39.3324; 141.5305
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	46.0 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 island + side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 April 1914
Passengers
FY2018	330 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Masuzawa (limited service) towards Hanamaki Kamaishi Line Rapid Hamayuri Iwate-Kamigō (limited service) towards Kamaishi Ayaori towards Hanamaki Kamaishi Line Local Aozasa towards Kamaishi
Location Tōno Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Tōno Station Tōno Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tōno Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 46.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tsuchizawa , Hanamaki and Morioka
2	■ Kamaishi Line	for Kamaishi and Miyako
3	■ Kamaishi Line	for starting trains

History

Tōno Station opened on 18 April 1914 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道),^[1] 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).^[2]

The line was nationalized in August 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 330 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Tōno Post Office
• Tōno City Hall
• Tōno Zoo
• Nabukura Park
• Tōno Folklore Village

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. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 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.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)