Karikawa Station

狩川駅
Karikawa Station in April 2007
General information
LocationKarikawa Imaoka 112, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6601
Japan
Coordinates38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E / 38.793663°N 139.976861°E / 38.793663; 139.976861
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Rikuu West Line
Distance34.9 kilometers from Shinjō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 16, 1914
Passengers
FY201865
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Amarume
One-way operation
 Rikuu West Line
Rapid Mogamigawa
 Furukuchi
towards Shinjō
Minamino
towards Sakata
 Kiyokawa
One-way operation
Rikuu West Line
Local
 Kiyokawa
towards Shinjō

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

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

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

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

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

Surrounding area

  • Karikawa Post Office
  • Site of Karikawa Castle

See also

References

  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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