Iwate-Ōkawa Station

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Iwate-Ōkawa Station 岩手大川駅
JR East
Line(s)	Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened	1954
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Asanai towards Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Oshikado towards Moichi

Iwate-Ōkawa Station (岩手大川駅, Iwate-Ōkawa-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwate-Ōkawa Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 25.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Ōkawa Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Iwate-Ōkawa Station opened on 16 May 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Iwate-Ōkawa Post Office
• Japan National Route 340

References

39°48′01″N 141°40′20″E / 39.8002°N 141.6721°E / 39.8002; 141.6721