was a railway station on the

Iwaizumi Line The was a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Moichi Station in Miyako, Iwate and Iwaizumi Station in Iwaizumi, Iwate. Operations on the line were suspended on July 31, 2010, when a train deraile ...

in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Asanai Station was a station on the

, and was located 31.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Asanai Station had a single

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serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Asanai Station opened on 15 May 1957, as the initial terminal station for the Iwaizumi Line. The line was extended to Iwaizumi Station on 6 February 1972. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623

Surrounding area

* Asanai Power Station * Japan National Route 340 * Japan National Route 455

References

{{Coord, 39.8196, N, 141.7269, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957 Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Iwaizumi Line Defunct railway stations in Japan Railway stations closed in 2014