Kotsunagi Station

Kotsunagi Station (小繋駅, Kotsunagi-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in Ichinohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.

Kotsunagi Station

小繋駅
Kotsunagi Station in September 2006
Location3-2 Kotsunagi Nishidashi, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-5132
Japan
Coordinates40°07′23″N 141°15′38″E
Operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s)■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance52.2 km from Morioka
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 September 1909
Passengers
FY201516 daily
Location
Kotsunagi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Kotsunagi Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 52.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Morioka Station and 587.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Kotsunagi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Ninohe and Hachinohe
2 ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Iwate-Numakunai and Morioka

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Oku-nakayama kōgen - Kozuya

History

The station opened on 21 September 1909, on the site of a watering stop for steam locomotives that existed since 31 December 1904.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,[1] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 16 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 415. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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