Rikuchū-Kawai Station

Railway station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

39°35′50″N 141°40′53″E / 39.5971°N 141.6815°E / 39.5971; 141.6815Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Yamada LineDistance73.5 km from MoriokaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened30 November 1933PassengersFY201536 (daily) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kamiyonai towards Morioka		Yamada Line Rapid Rias		Moichi towards Miyako
Hakoishi towards Morioka		Yamada Line Local		Haratai towards Miyako

Location
Rikuchū-Kawai Station Location within Japan

Rikuchū-Kawai Station (陸中川井駅, Rikuchū-Kawai-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Kawai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 73.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Kawai Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

History

Rikuchū-Kawai Station opened on 30 November 1933.^[1] 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.

It became unstaffed on 22 April 2018.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 106 / National Route 340
Kawai Post Office

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: 18–19.
^ "ＪＲ山田線：最終列車見送る駅長きょうから５駅で無人化". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-07.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.