Iwate-Wainai Station

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Iwate-Wainai Station 岩手和井内駅
Iwate-Wainai Station, October 2006
General information
Location	Wainai dai-21 jiwari 11, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市和井内第21地割11） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened	1942
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Oshikado towards Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Nakasato towards Moichi

Iwate-Wainai Station (岩手和井内駅, Iwate-Wainai-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwate-Wainai Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 10.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Wainai Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The original station building was demolished in December 2004 and replaced by a simple waiting room. The station was unattended.

History

Iwate-Wainai Station opened on 25 June 1942. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Wainai Post Office
• Japan National Route 340

References

39°40′48″N 141°42′56″E / 39.6800°N 141.7155°E / 39.6800; 141.7155