Rikuchū-Kawai Station

Rikuchū-Kawai Station
陸中川井駅
Rikuchū-Kawai Station, September 2007
Location Kawai Dai-go jiwari 102-10, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2302
Japan
Coordinates 39°35′50″N 141°40′53″E / 39.5971°N 141.6815°E / 39.5971; 141.6815
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Yamada Line
Distance 73.5 km from Morioka
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 30 November 1933
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 36 (daily)
Location
Rikuchū-Kawai Station
Location within Japan

Rikuchū-Kawai Station (陸中川井駅, Rikuchū-Kawai-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

Rikuchū-Kawai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 73.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Kawai Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamada Line
Kamiyonai   Express Rias   Moichi
Hakoishi   Local   Haratai

History

Rikuchū-Kawai 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 36 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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