Yokokawame Station

Yokokawame Station

横川目駅
Yokokawame Station; 横川目駅
	Yokokawame Station
General information
Location	Waga-cho, Yokokawame 12 Jiwari 12-2, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0331; Japan
Coordinates	39°18′33″N 140°58′20″E / 39.3091°N 140.9723°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kitakami Line
Distance	18.1 km from Kitakami
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 18, 1921
Services
Location
	Yokokawame Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Yokokawame Station Yokokawame Station (Japan)

Yokokawame Station (横川目駅, Yokokawame-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East),

Lines[edit]

Yokokawame Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 18.1 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History[edit]

Yokokawame Station opened on November 18, 1921.^[1] 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 1991.

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 107
Yokokawame Post Office
former Waga Town Hall

References[edit]

^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

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