Akabuchi Station

Akabuchi Station (赤渕駅, Akabuchi-eki) is an East Japan Railway Company (JR East) railway station located in the town of Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.^[1][2][3]

Akabuchi Station 赤渕駅
Akabuchi Station in July 2007
General information
Location	Omyojin Akabuchi, Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 020-0581 Japan
Coordinates	39°41′6.5″N 140°54′25.9″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tazawako Line
Distance	22.0 km from Morioka
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 10, 1964
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tazawako towards Ōmagari Tazawako Line Harukiba towards Morioka
Location Akabuchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Akabuchi Station is served by the Tazawako Line, and is located 22.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Akabuchi Station has a single island platform. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on the platform itself. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Tazawako Line	for Tazawako for Shizukuishi, Morioka (trains originating at this station)
2	■ Tazawako Line	for Shizukuishi for Morioka

History

Akabuchi Station opened on September 10, 1964, as the terminal station of the now defunct Hashiba Line. It became a station on the Tazawako Line from October 20, 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 46
• Kunimi Onsen

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan