Hottoyuda Station

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).

Hottoyuda Station

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Hottoyuda Station in November 2011
LocationKawajiri40 jiwari 53, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun, Iwate-ken 029-5500
Japan
Coordinates39.3145°N 140.7758°E / 39.3145; 140.7758
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kitakami Line
Distance35.2 km from Kitakami
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 16, 1922 (1922-12-16)
Previous namesRikuchū-Kawajiri Station (until 1991)
Passengers
FY2018120 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yudakōgen
toward Yokote
Kitakami Line
Rapid
Local
Yudakinshūko
toward Kitakami
Location
Hottoyuda Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Hottoyuda Station
Hottoyuda Station (Japan)
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

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.
  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.

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