Tōno Station

Tōno Station

遠野駅
Tōno Station; 遠野駅
	Tōno Station in August 2007
Location	5-7 Shinkoku-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0522; Japan
Coordinates	39°19′57″N 141°31′50″E / 39.3324°N 141.5305°ECoordinates: 39°19′57″N 141°31′50″E / 39.3324°N 141.5305°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	46.0 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 island + side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 April 1914
Passengers
FY2018	330 (daily)
Services
Location
	Tōno Station Location within Iwate PrefectureShow map of Iwate PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Tōno Station (遠野駅, Tōno-eki) 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.^[1]

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.

Platforms[]

1	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tsuchizawa , Hanamaki and Morioka
2	■ Kamaishi Line	for Kamaishi and Miyako
3	■ Kamaishi Line	for starting trains

History[]

Tōno Station opened on 18 April 1914 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道),^[1] a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway extending 65.4 km from Hanamaki to the now-defunct Sennintōge Station (仙人峠駅).^[2]

The line was nationalized in August 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.^[1]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 330 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area[]

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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Miyata, Hiroyuki (June 2014). 釜石線ショートヒストリー　～路線��蒸気機関車～ [A short history of the Kamaishi Line: The line and steam locomotives]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 24–25.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 493. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[railfan638-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Miyata, Hiroyuki (June 2014). 釜石線ショートヒストリー　～路線��蒸気機関車～ [A short history of the Kamaishi Line: The line and steam locomotives]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 24–25.

[jreast2018stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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