Iwate-Kariya Station

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Iwate-Kariya Station 岩手刈屋駅
Iwate-Kariya Station, April 2007
Location	Kariya dai-13 jiwari 25, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市刈屋第13地割25） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened	1942
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nakasato towards Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Moichi Terminus

Iwate-Kariya Station (岩手刈屋駅, Iwate-Kariya-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Iwate-Kariya Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 4.3 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout[]

Iwate-Kariya Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History[]

Iwate-Kariya Station opened on 25 June 1942. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.^[1]

Surrounding area[]

• Japan National Route 340
• Kariya Post Office

References[]

Coordinates: 39°38′34″N 141°45′33″E / 39.6427°N 141.7593°E / 39.6427; 141.7593