Rikuchū-Kawai Station

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Rikuchū-Kawai Station

陸中川井駅
Rikuchukawai-Sta01.JPG
Rikuchū-Kawai Station, September 2007
LocationKawai Dai-go jiwari 102-10, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2302
Japan
Coordinates39°35′50″N 141°40′53″E / 39.5971°N 141.6815°E / 39.5971; 141.6815
Operated byJR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s)■ Yamada Line
Distance73.5 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 November 1933
Passengers
FY201536 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Kamiyonai
towards Morioka
 Yamada Line
Rapid Rias
 Moichi
towards Miyako
Hakoishi
towards Morioka
 Yamada Line
Local
 Haratai
towards Miyako
Location
Rikuchū-Kawai Station is located in Japan
Rikuchū-Kawai Station
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.

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.

It became unstaffed on 22 April 2018.[2]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

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. ^ "ＪＲ山田線：最終列車見送る駅長 きょうから５駅で無人化". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  3. ^ 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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