Shibutami Station
Shibutami Station 渋民駅 | |
|---|---|
 Shibutami Station, November 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Tamayama-ku, Shimoda, Morioka, Iwate （岩手県盛岡市玉山区下田字陣場65-1） Japan |
| Operated by | Iwate Ginga Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Iwate Ginga Railway Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2012 | 622 daily |
Shibutami Station (渋民駅, Shibutami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway. [1]
Lines
Shibutami Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 16.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 551.9 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station. Trains of the Hanawa Line, which officially terminates at Iwate usually continue on to Morioka Station, stopping at all intermediate stations, including Aoyama Station.
Station layout
Shibutami Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead crossing.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Morioka
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| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe |
| ■ Hanawa Line | for Ōbuke, Araya-Shinmachi and Kazuno-Hanawa
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Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Takizawa | - | Iwate | ||
| Hanawa Line | ||||
| Takizawa | express Hachimantai | Kōma | ||
| Takizawa | - | Kōma | ||
History
Shibutami Station was opened on 1 December 1950.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.
Surrounding area
- Kitakami River
- Shibutami Post Office
- Takuboku Ishikawa Memorial Museum
References
- ^ a b Iwate Galaxy Railway Co., Ltd. Shibutami "Shibutami Station" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2013.
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