Operated by JR East Opened 1934 | Line(s) Yamada Line | |
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Location Moichi Dai-san jiwari 159-9, Miyako, Iwate
（岩手県宮古市茂市第3地割159-9）
Japan | ||
Moichi Station (茂市駅, Moichi-eki) is a railway station in Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Moichi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 87.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station. It was also a terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line, until operations on that line were suspended on 31 July 2010.
Station layout
Moichi Station has a one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station is attended.
History
Moichi Station opened on 6 November 1934. The Iwaizumi Line began operations from 25 June 1942. The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 5 March 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Operations on the Iwaizumi Line were suspended on 31 July 2010, and this line has been officially abolished on 1 April 2014. It is now replaced by a bus operation .
Surrounding area
Moichi Station is a small station deep in the mountains, but a station employee is posted daylong.