Tomai Station
Railway station in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Tomai Station (斗米駅, Tomai-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.
Japan
Iwate Galaxy Railway CompanyTomai Station 斗米駅 | |||||
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 Tomai Station in July 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Maezawa Sawauchi 176-2, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6104 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°17′08″N 141°17′28″E | ||||
| Operated by | Iwate Galaxy Railway Company | ||||
| Line | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Distance | 73.7 km from Morioka | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1966 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 143 daily | ||||
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Lines
Tomai Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 73.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station[1] and 609.0 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Tomai Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. There is no station building, but only small shelters on the platforms. The station is unattended.[citation needed]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ninohe and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Sannohe and Ninohe |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Ninohe | - | Kintaichi-Onsen | ||
History
The station opened on 1 October 1966.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,[2] 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 143 passengers daily.[3]
