Operated by JR East Address Japan | Line(s) Kamaishi Line Opened 1915 | |
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Location Kamigōchō, Hirakura, Tōno, Iwate
（岩手県遠野市上郷町平倉）
Japan Similar Ashigase Station, Iwate‑Kamigō Station, Iwate‑Futsukamachi Station, Kashiwagidaira Station, Arayamae Station | ||
Hirakura Station (平倉駅, Hirakura-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Hirakura Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 56.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
Hirakura Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
History
Hirakura Station opened on 23 November 1915 initially as a station on the Iwate Light Railway, which was nationalized in 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.
Surrounding area
The station is located in an isolated rural area.
References
Hirakura Station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA