Kawauchi Station (Iwate)
Kawauchi Station 川内駅 | |
|---|---|
 Kawauchi Station in September 2007 | |
| Location |
48-3 Kawauchi dai-roku jiwari, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市平川内第6地割48-3） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamada Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1933 |
Kawauchi Station (川内駅 Kawauchi-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in 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. 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.
Surrounding area
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Kawauchi Station (Miyagi), a similarly named station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line in Miyagi Prefecture
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kawauchi Station (Iwate). |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°38′27″N 141°35′51″E / 39.6409°N 141.5976°E