Kawayama Station

Coordinates: 34°14′10″N 131°59′03″E / 34.236105°N 131.984079°E / 34.236105; 131.984079
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Kawayama Station

河山駅
General information
LocationMikawa-machi Shimegami,
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance27.9 km from Kawanishi
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Passengers
FY2011242 daily

Kawayama Station (河山駅, Kawayama-eki) is a railway station on the

, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Lines

The station is served by the

Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 27.9 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Nekasa   -   Yanaze

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as the terminus of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi. It became a through-station on 1 October 1963 when the line was extended to Nishikichō. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 242 passengers daily.[1]

References