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Masuzawa Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Previous names
  
Utō (until 1924)

Opened
  
1915

Line(s)
  
Kamaishi Line

Address
  
Japan

Masuzawa Station

Location
  
Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno, Iwate (岩手県遠野市宮守町下鱒沢) Japan

Similar
  
Kashiwagidaira Station, Arayamae Station, Ayaori Station, Miyamori Station, Iwate‑Futsukamachi Station

Masuzawa Station (鱒沢駅, Masuzawa-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

Masuzawa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 33.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

Masuzawa Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.

History

Masuzawa Station opened on 30 July 1915 as Utō Station (宇洞駅, Uto-eki) on the Iwate Light Railway, which was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was renamed to its present name on 16 December 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

  • Japan National Route 107
  • Japan National Route 283
  • Sarugaishi River
  • References

    Masuzawa Station Wikipedia