Tōno Station
Railway station in Tōno, Iwate Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() 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 | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Kamaishi Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 46.0 km from Hanamaki | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island + side platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 18 April 1914 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2018 | 330 (daily) | |||||||||||||||
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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
References
External links
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