Hottoyuda Station

Location
	Hottoyuda Station Location within Japan

Hottoyuda Station

ほっとゆだ駅
Hottoyuda Station; ほっとゆだ駅
	Hottoyuda Station in November 2011
General information
Location	Kawajiri40 jiwari 53, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun, Iwate-ken 029-5500; Japan
Coordinates	39°18′52″N 140°46′33″E / 39.3145°N 140.7758°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kitakami Line
Distance	35.2 km from Kitakami
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 16, 1922
Previous names	Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (until 1991)
Passengers
FY2015	109 daily
Location
Location
	Hottoyuda Station Location within Japan

Hottoyuda Station (ほっとゆだ駅, Hottoyuda-eki) is a railway station on the Kitakami Line in the town of Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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 Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Kitakami Line	for Yokote
2	■ Kitakami Line	for Fujine and Kitakami

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kitakami Line
Yudakinshūko		-	Yudakōgen

History

The station opened on December 16, 1922, as Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (陸中川尻駅).^[1] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in April 1989, and rebuilt in January 1995.^{[citation needed]} The station was renamed Hottoyuda Station on June 20, 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 109 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 107
Kawajiri Post Office
Yuda Onsen

References

^ 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.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

External links

Official website Template:Ja icon

[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.

[jreast2015stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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