Karikawa Station

Karikawa Station

狩川駅
Karikawa Station; 狩川駅
	Karikawa Station in April 2007
General information
Location	Karikawa Imaoka 112, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6601; Japan
Coordinates	38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E / 38.793663°N 139.976861°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu West Line
Distance	34.9 kilometers from Shinjō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 16, 1914
Passengers
FY2018	65
Services
Minamino towards Sakata	Kiyokawa One-way operation

Karikawa Station (狩川駅, Karikawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu West Line in Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Karikawa Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 34.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.

Station layout edit

The station has one island platform of which only one side is in use, serving a bidirectional single track. It is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

History edit

Karikawa Station opened on August 16, 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 65 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area edit

Karikawa Post Office
Site of Karikawa Castle

References edit

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

External links edit

Media related to Karikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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