Karikawa Station
Karikawa Station 狩川駅 | |
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| Karikawa Station in April 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Yamagata (See other stations in Yamagata) |
| District | Higashitagawa |
| Town | Shōnai |
| Neighborhood etc. | Karikawa aze Imaoka 112 |
| Postal code | 999 - 6601 |
| (in Japanese) | 山形県東田川郡庄内町狩川字今岡112 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1914 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Rikuu West Line |
| Statistics | 87 passengers/day (FY 2012) |
Karikawa Station (狩川駅 Karikawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu West Line in Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Karikawa Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 34.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.
Station layout
Karikawa Station has one island platform of which only one side is in use, serving a bidirectional single track. It is connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Rikuu West Line | ||||
| Furukuchi | Rapid Mogamigawa | Amarume | ||
| Kiyokawa | Local | Minamino | ||
History
Karikawa Station opened on August 16, 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Karikawa Post Office
- Site of Karikawa Castle
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karikawa Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E / 38.793663°N 139.976861°E