Yokokawame Station

Railway station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
39°18′33″N 140°58′20″E / 39.3091°N 140.9723°E / 39.3091; 140.9723Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Kitakami Line Distance18.1 km from KitakamiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 18, 1921Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Iwasawa
towards Yokote
 Kitakami Line
Rapid
Local
 Tatekawame
towards Kitakami
Location
Yokokawame Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Yokokawame Station
Yokokawame Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
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Yokokawame Station is located in Japan
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Yokokawame Station (横川目駅, Yokokawame-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East),

Lines

Yokokawame Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 18.1 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Yokokawame Station opened on November 18, 1921.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 1991.

Surrounding area

  • National Route 107
  • Yokokawame Post Office
  • former Waga Town Hall

See also

References

  1. ^ 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: 23.

External links

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Official website (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Kitakami Line