Yokokawame Station
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Yokokawame Station 横川目駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | Waga-cho, Yokokawame 12 Jiwari 12-2, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0331 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°18′33″N 140°58′20″E / 39.3091°N 140.9723°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Kitakami Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 18.1 km from Kitakami | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | November 18, 1921 | ||||||||||
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Yokokawame Station Location within Iwate Prefecture |
Yokokawame Station (横川目駅, Yokokawame-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East),
Lines[]
Yokokawame Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 18.1 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
Station layout[]
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History[]
Yokokawame Station opened on November 18, 1921.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 1991.
Surrounding area[]
- National Route 107
- Yokokawame Post Office
- former Waga Town Hall
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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: 23.
External links[]
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Official website (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture
- Kitakami Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921
- Kitakami, Iwate