Kawauchi Station (Iwate)

Kawauchi Station
川内駅
Kawauchi Station in September 2007
Location 48-3 Kawauchi dai-roku jiwari, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2513
Japan
Coordinates 39°38′27″N 141°35′51″E / 39.6409°N 141.5976°E / 39.6409; 141.5976
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Yamada Line
Distance 61.5 km from Morioka
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 30 November 1933
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 13
Location
Kawauchi Station
Location within Japan

Kawauchi Station (川内駅, Kawauchi-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

Kawauchi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 61.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Kawauchi Station has a single side platform and an island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended.

Platforms

1 ■ Yamada Line for Moichi and Miyako
2 ■ Yamada Line for Kuzakai and Morioka
3 ■ Yamada Line passing loop

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamada Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hiratsuto   Local   Hakoishi

History

Kawauchi Station opened on 30 November 1933.[1] The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 21 November 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 53 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 18–19.
  2. ↑ 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.
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