Iwanoshita Station (岩ノ下駅, Iwanoshita-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Iwanoshita Station 岩ノ下駅
Iwanoshita Station in October 2010
General information
Location	Higashiyama-cho Matsukawa-aze Iwanoshita 183, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 029-0303 Japan
Coordinates	38.9480°N 141.2452°E / 38.9480; 141.2452
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Ōfunato Line
Distance	17.5 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 1, 1966
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuchū-Kanzaki towards Ichinoseki Ōfunato Line Rikuchū-Matsukawa towards Kesennuma
Location
Iwanoshita Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Iwanoshita Station Iwanoshita Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iwanoshita Station is served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 17.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Iwanoshita Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter for waiting passengers. The station is unattended.

History

Iwanoshita Station opened on December 1, 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

Some small businesses and stores have grown up around the station.

• Sunatetsu River
• Iwanoshita Police Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Iwanoshita Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)