Hottoyuda Station

Hottoyuda Station
ほっとゆだ駅

Hottoyuda Station
Location Kawajiri40 jiwari 53, Nishiwaga, Iwate
(岩手県和賀郡西和賀町川尻40地割53)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kitakami Line
History
Opened 1922
Previous names Rikuchū-Kawajiri (until 1991)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2012) 173 daily

Hottoyuda Station (ほっとゆだ駅 Hottoyuda -eki) is a JR East railway station located in Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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

Hottoyuda Station has a side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Green Window ticket counter

Platforms

1  Kitakami Line for Yokote
2  Kitakami Line for Fujine and Kitakami
3  Kitakami Line for trains originating at this station

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kitakami Line
Yudakinshūko - Yudakōgen

History

Hottoyuda Station opened on December 16, 1922 as Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (陸中川尻駅 Rikuchū-Kawajiri eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan 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 to its present name on June 20, 1991.

Surrounding area

External links

Coordinates: 39°18′52″N 140°46′33″E / 39.3145°N 140.7758°E / 39.3145; 140.7758

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