Masuzawa Station

Masuzawa Station
鱒沢駅

Masuzawa Station, February 2007
Location Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno, Iwate
(岩手県遠野市宮守町下鱒沢)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kamaishi Line
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Utō (until 1924)

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).

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.

Platforms

towards entry  Kamaishi Line for Tsuchizawa and Hanamaki
opposite side  Kamaishi Line for Tōno and Kamaishi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kamaishi Line
Miyamori Rapid Tōno
Kashiwagidaira Local Arayamae

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

Coordinates: 39°18′01″N 141°23′57″E / 39.3002°N 141.3993°E / 39.3002; 141.3993

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