Kuzakai Station

Kuzakai Station

区界駅
Kuzakai Station; 区界駅
	Kuzakai Station in 2012
General information
Location	Kuzakai Dai-ichi jiwari 1009, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2631; Japan
Coordinates	39°39′07″N 141°21′05″E / 39.6520°N 141.3514°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yamada Line
Distance	35.6 km from Morioka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=613
History
Opened	25 September 1928
Passengers
FY2015	1 (daily)
Services

Kuzakai Station (区界駅, Kuzakai-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kuzakai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 35.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Kuzakai Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Yamada Line	for Moichi and Miyako
2	■ Yamada Line	for Kamiyonai and Morioka

History

Kuzakai Station opened on 25 September 1928.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.^[1]

2020: New station building opened

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1 passenger daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 106

Climate

Climate data for Kuzakai Station (1993−2020 normals, extremes 1993−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	12.7 (54.9)	15.0 (59.0)	24.0 (75.2)	28.6 (83.5)	28.0 (82.4)	30.9 (87.6)	31.6 (88.9)	28.6 (83.5)	23.4 (74.1)	19.9 (67.8)	14.0 (57.2)	31.6 (88.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	−1.6 (29.1)	2.3 (36.1)	9.5 (49.1)	16.1 (61.0)	19.7 (67.5)	23.1 (73.6)	24.1 (75.4)	19.9 (67.8)	13.6 (56.5)	6.9 (44.4)	0.3 (32.5)	10.9 (51.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−6.1 (21.0)	−5.4 (22.3)	−1.8 (28.8)	4.5 (40.1)	10.7 (51.3)	14.8 (58.6)	19.0 (66.2)	19.8 (67.6)	15.5 (59.9)	8.8 (47.8)	2.8 (37.0)	−3.0 (26.6)	6.6 (43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−11.2 (11.8)	−10.8 (12.6)	−7.1 (19.2)	−0.9 (30.4)	4.7 (40.5)	9.7 (49.5)	15.3 (59.5)	15.8 (60.4)	11.1 (52.0)	3.5 (38.3)	−2.1 (28.2)	−7.4 (18.7)	1.7 (35.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.1 (−11.4)	−22.9 (−9.2)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−11.5 (11.3)	−4.0 (24.8)	0.4 (32.7)	4.7 (40.5)	2.7 (36.9)	−1.6 (29.1)	−6.2 (20.8)	−13.5 (7.7)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−24.1 (−11.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	59.3 (2.33)	48.6 (1.91)	98.2 (3.87)	111.1 (4.37)	127.6 (5.02)	130.7 (5.15)	218.7 (8.61)	208.8 (8.22)	177.3 (6.98)	133.5 (5.26)	112.9 (4.44)	89.4 (3.52)	1,517.7 (59.75)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	142 (56)	134 (53)	125 (49)	33 (13)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	21 (8.3)	114 (45)	571 (225)
Average rainy days	13.8	12.2	14.8	13.3	13.1	11.8	15.6	13.6	13.8	13.3	14.9	15.0	165.2
Average snowy days	16.8	14.7	14.4	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	13.6	66.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours	64.0	75.1	107.2	146.4	174.3	148.9	121.9	139.8	123.7	132.8	100.0	64.2	1,403.2
Source 1: JMA^[3]
Source 2: JMA^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 498. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved 19 February 2022.