Kawauchi Station

Kawauchi Station
川内駅
Kawauchi Station, September 2007
Location
Prefecture Iwate
(See other stations in Iwate)
City Miyako
Neighborhood etc. Kawauchi dai-roku jiwari 48-3
Postal code028-2513
(in Japanese)岩手県宮古市平川内第6地割48-3
History
Year opened 1933
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line

Kawauchi Station (川内駅 Kawauchi-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kawauchi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 61.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Kawauchi Station has a single side platform and an island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended.

Platforms

1 Yamada Line for Moichi and Miyako
2 Yamada Line for Kuzakai and Morioka
3 Yamada Line passing loop

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamada Line
Hiratsuto - Hakoishi

History

Kawauchi Station opened on 30 November 1933. 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.

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 39°38′27″N 141°35′51″E / 39.6409°N 141.5976°E