Wakasennin Station

Wakasennin Station

和賀仙人駅
Wakasennin Station; 和賀仙人駅
	Wakasennin Station
General information
Location	Waga-cho Sennin 7-Jiwari 18, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0326; Japan
Coordinates	39°18′32″N 140°54′34″E / 39.3088°N 140.9095°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kitakami Line
Distance	20.3 km from Kitakami
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 18, 1921
Services
Location
	Wakasennin Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Wakasennin Station Wakasennin Station (Japan)

Wakasennin Station (和賀仙人駅, Wakasennin-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Wakasennin Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 20.3 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms[edit]

1	■ Kitakami Line	for Fujine and Kitakami
2	■ Kitakami Line	for Hottoyuda and Yokote

History[edit]

Wakasennin Station opened on November 18, 1921 as a station on the now-defunct Yokoguro Line. With the construction of Yuda Dam in late 1962, the line was re-routed to become part of the Kitakami Line.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 1999.

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 107

References[edit]

^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

External links[edit]

Media related to Wakasennin Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

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