Kawageta Station
Kawageta Station 川桁駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Kawageta Station, June 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukushima (See other stations in Fukushima) |
| District | Yama |
| Town | Inawashiro |
| Neighborhood etc. | 3605 Shinmachi Kawageta |
| Postal code | 969-2663 |
| (in Japanese) | 福島県耶麻郡猪苗代町大字川桁字新町3605 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1899 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ban'etsu West Line |
| Statistics | 107 passengers/day (FY 2004) |
Kawageta Station (川桁駅 Kawageta-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kawageta Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 33.4 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama Station.
Station layout
Kawageta Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Ban'etsu West Line | for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata for Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama |
| 2 | ■Ban'etsu West Line | for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata (2 trains daily) |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban'etsu West Line | ||||
| Aizu Liner: no stop | ||||
| Bandai-Atami | Rapid | Inawashiro | ||
| Sekito | Local | Inawashiro | ||
History
Kawageta Station opened on August 4, 1899 for freight operations and on November 3, 1900 for passenger operations. A private branch line, the Bandai Express Electric Railway extended from this station to Numajiri from 1913 to 1969. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Kawageta Post Office
External links
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°32′08″N 140°08′13″E / 37.5355°N 140.1370°E