Mutsu-Iwasaki Station

Railway station in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

40°35′00.11″N 139°55′25.67″E / 40.5833639°N 139.9237972°E / 40.5833639; 139.9237972Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance50.9 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedOctober 14, 1932Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Jūniko towards Higashi-Noshiro		Gonō Line Local		Mutsu-Sawabe towards Hirosaki

Location
Mutsu-Iwasaki Station Location within Japan

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station (陸奥岩崎駅, Mutsu-Iwasaki-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 50.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station built with double opposed side platforms, but only a single platform is currently in use; the other remains in-situ. The station is unattended, and is managed from Fukaura Station.

History

Mutsu-Iwasaki Station was opened on October 14, 1932 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Iwasaki fishing port

References

Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.