Iwate-Kawaguchi Station
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Iwate-Kawaguchi Station 岩手川口駅 | |||||
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Iwate Ginga Railway Line | |||||
| Distance | 26.9 km from Morioka | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island +1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 11 January 1898 | ||||
| Previous names | Kawaguchi Station (to 1934) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 296 daily | ||||
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Iwate-Kawaguchi Station (岩手川口駅, Iwate-Kawaguchi-eki) is a
Iwate Ginga Railway
.
Lines
Iwate-Kawaguchi Station is served by the
Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 562.2 kilometers from Tokyo Station
.
Station layout
Iwate-Kawaguchi Station has an island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line
|
for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Kōma and Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Kōma | - | Iwate-Numakunai | ||
History
Iwate-Kawaguchi Station was opened as Kawagichi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) on 11 January 1898. It was renamed to its present name on 1 February 1934. The station was absorbed into the
JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways
(JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 296 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
- Kawaguchi Post Office
- Kawaguchi Elementary School
- Kawaguchi Middle School
References
- ^ 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iwate-Kawaguchi Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)