Iwate-Futsukamachi Station 岩手二日町駅
Iwate-Futsukamachi Station in October 2010
General information
Location	75 Kamiayaori Ayaori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0533 Japan
Coordinates	39°19′25″N 141°27′21″E / 39.3235°N 141.4559°E / 39.3235; 141.4559
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	39.3 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1914
Previous names	Futsukamachi (to 1924)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Arayamae towards Hanamaki Kamaishi Line Local Ayaori towards Kamaishi
Location
Iwate-Futsukamachi Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Iwate-Futsukamachi Station Iwate-Futsukamachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station (岩手二日町駅, Iwate-Futsukamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwate-Futsukamachi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 39.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on 15 December 1914 as Futsukamachi Stop (二日町停留場, Futsukamachi Teiryujo) on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道),^[1] a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway extending 65.4 km from Hanamaki to the now-defunct Sennintōge Station (仙人峠駅).^[2] The station was elevated to a full passenger station and renamed Iwate-Futsukamachi on 15 December 1924.^[1]

The line was nationalized in August 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.^[1]

Surrounding area

• FutsukamachiPost Office
• National Route 283
• Sarugaishi River