Hottoyuda Station

Hottoyuda Station
Hottoyuda Station; ほっとゆだ駅
	Hottoyuda Station in November 2011
Location	Kawajiri40 jiwari 53, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun, Iwate-ken 029-5500; Japan
Coordinates	39.3145°N 140.7758°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kitakami Line
Distance	35.2 km from Kitakami
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 16, 1922
Previous names	Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (until 1991)
Passengers
FY2018	120 daily
Services
Location
	Hottoyuda Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Hottoyuda Station Hottoyuda Station (Japan)

Hottoyuda Station (ほっとゆだ駅, Hottoyuda-eki) is a railway station in the town of Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

A Kiha 52 DMU at Hottoyuda Station in 2006

Lines

Hottoyuda Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 35.2 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout

The station has a side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms serve three tracks, only two tracks are used during regular service (one track per platform). The station building is located southeast of the platforms. There is no direct station access from the north side, but an overpass connects the station building to the area north of the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Kitakami Line	for Yokote
2	■ Kitakami Line	for Fujine and Kitakami

History

The station opened on December 16, 1922, as Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (陸中川尻駅).[1] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in April 1989, and rebuilt in January 1995. The station was renamed Hottoyuda Station on June 20, 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 120 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 107
Kawajiri Post Office
Yuda Onsen

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: 23.
各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

External links

Media related to Hottoyuda Station at Wikimedia Commons Official website (in Japanese)

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[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.

[jreast2018stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.