Tamagawa Station (Iwate)

Tamagawa Station

玉川駅
Tamagawa Station; 玉川駅
	Tamagawa Station in September 2009
General information
Location	7-3, 13th Jiwari, Taneichi, Hirono-machi, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-7900; Japan
Coordinates	40°22′50″N 141°44′06″E / 40.38056°N 141.73500°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachinohe Line
Distance	38.1 km from Hachinohe
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 5, 1954
Services
Location
	Tamagawa Station Location within Japan

Tamagawa Station (玉川駅, Tamagawa-eki) is a railway station on the Hachinohe Line in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Tamagawa Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 38.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.

Station layout[edit]

Tamagawa Station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is a small rain shelter built on top of the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended.^{[citation needed]}

History[edit]

Tamagawa Station opened on August 5, 1954.^[1] Upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 45

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b 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. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] 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. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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