Rikuchū-Kawai Station

Rikuchū-Kawai Station 陸中川井駅
Rikuchū-Kawai Station, September 2007
Location	Kawai Dai-go jiwari 102-10, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市川井第5地割102-10） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamada Line
History
Opened	1933
Traffic

Passengers (FY 2012)	42 daily

Rikuchū-Kawai Station (陸中川井駅, Rikuchū-Kawai-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Kawai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 73.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Kawai Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Yamada Line
Kamiyonai	Express Rias	Moichi
Hakoishi	-	Haratai

History

Rikuchū-Kawai 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

Japan National Route 106
Kawai Post Office

External links

JR East Station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Yamada Line

Out of Yamada Line service due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami:

Coordinates: 39°35′50″N 141°40′53″E / 39.5971°N 141.6815°E / 39.5971; 141.6815

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