Oshikado Station

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Oshikado Station 押角駅
Oshikado Station, August 2007
Location	Wainai dai-ichi jiwari 10, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市和井内第1地割10） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened	1944
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwate-Ōkawa towards Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Iwate-Wainai towards Moichi

Oshikado Station (押角駅, Oshikado-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Oshikado Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 15.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout[]

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

History[]

Oshikado Station opened on 20 July 1944. 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[]

The station is located in an isolated rural area surrounded by mountains and forests. There are no stores or houses in the near vicinity.

References[]

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Coordinates: 39°43′27″N 141°41′36″E / 39.7241°N 141.6933°E / 39.7241; 141.6933