Appi-Kōgen Station

Location
	Appi-Kōgen Station Location within Japan

Appi-Kōgen Station

安比高原駅
Appi-Kōgen Station; 安比高原駅
	Appi-Kōgen Station in July 2023
General information
Location	Appi-Kōgen, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7306; Japan
Coordinates	40°0′45.3″N 140°59′50.3″E / 40.012583°N 140.997306°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hanawa Line
Distance	25.0 km from Kōma
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 28, 1961
Previous names	Ryūgamori (until March 1988)
Services
Location
Location
	Appi-Kōgen Station Location within Japan

Appi-Kōgen Station (安比高原駅, Appi-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Appi-Kōgen Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 25.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.^[1]

Station layout

Appi-Kōgen Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on December 28, 1961, as Ryūgamori Station (龍ヶ森駅).^[1] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, and was renamed Appi-Kōgen Station on March 13, 1988.^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 282
Appi-Kōgen Golf Club and Ski Resort

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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