Appi-Kōgen Station

Appi-Kōgen Station (安比高原駅) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Appi-Kōgen Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 25.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.

Station layout
Appi-Kōgen Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History
The station opened on December 28, 1961, as Ryūgamori Station (龍ヶ森駅). It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, and was renamed Appi-Kōgen Station on March 13, 1988.

Surrounding area

 * National Route 282
 * Appi-Kōgen Golf Club and Ski Resort