was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Iwaizumi Station was the terminus of the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 38.4 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Moichi Station.
Station layout The station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions, connected to a two-story station building. The platform was designed as an island platform as there were plans to connect the station to the Kita Rias Line, but no track was laid on one side of the platform.
History Iwaizumi Station opened on 6 February 1972. 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 from July 2010, due to a landslide, and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014, owing to declining passenger use.JTB Timetable (April 2014) p.623
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 42 2005 44 2010 14
Surrounding area Iwaizumi Town Hall Iwaizumi Post Office Bus Stop Below-mentioned bullet point summary are bus routes and destinations. Iwaizumi bashi bus stop This bus stop is passed through by Northern Iwate Transportation, Higashinihon Kotsu and JR Bus Tohoku. Hayasaka Kogen Line (JR Bus Tohoku) For Morioka Station Iwaizumi-Moichi Line (Higashinihon Kotsu) For Miyako Station via Moichi Station A45 (Northern Iwate Transportation) For Iwaizumi-Omoto Station Iwaizumi Town Bus Kokkyo Arasawa Line For Kami-KokkyoTransfer onto JR Bus Tohoku bound for Kuji Station and Morioka Station via Kuzumaki respectively at Arasawaguchi bus stop, where it takes about 20 minutes travel from this bus stop on foot Akkadō Line For Akkadō Sawanaka-Natsubushi Line For MurobaTransfer onto Tanokun Bus bound for Tanohata Station
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