Kiyokawa Station

Kiyokawa Station (清川駅, Kiyokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu West Line in Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kiyokawa Station

清川駅
Kiyokawa Station in October 2010
LocationKiyokawa Shimokawahara 4, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6606
Japan
Coordinates38°47′25″N 140°01′15″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Rikuu West Line
Distance31.1 kilometers from Shinjō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 4, 1914
Traffic
Passengers (FY2004)74
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Karikawa
toward Sakata
 Rikuu West Line
Rapid Mogamigawa
 Takaya
One-way operation
Rikuu West Line
Local
 Takaya
toward Shinjō

Lines

Kiyokawa Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 31.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform of which only one side is in use, serving a bidirectional single track. The second track is still in place, although the signaling equipment has been removed. The platform is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Kiyokawa Station opened on June 4, 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in March 2000.

Surrounding area
  • Kiyokawa Post Office

See also

Media related to Kiyokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons


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