Iwate-Kawaguchi Station

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station (岩手川口駅, Iwate-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station

岩手川口駅
Iwate-Kawaguchi Station in August 2007
LocationKawaguchi dai-9 jiwari 68-1, Iwate-machi, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 028-4211
Japan
Coordinates39°55′09″N 141°11′58″E
Operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s)■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance26.9 km from Morioka
Platforms1 island +1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 January 1898
Previous namesKawaguchi Station (to 1934)
Passengers
FY2015296 daily
Location
Iwate-Kawaguchi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 562.2 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station has an island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe
2 ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line (passing loop)
3 ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Kōma and Morioka

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Kōma - Iwate-Numakunai

History

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station was opened as Kawagichi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) on 11 January 1898. It was renamed to its present name on 1 February 1934. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 296 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area
  • Kawaguchi Post Office
  • Kawaguchi Elementary School
  • Kawaguchi Middle School

References
  1. 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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