Tōno Station

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

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

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.

History
Tōno Station opened on 18 April 1914 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道), a light railway extending 65.4 km from Hanamaki to the now-defunct Sennintōge Station (仙人峠駅).

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

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 330 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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