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Karikawa Station

Coordinates: 38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E / 38.793663°N 139.976861°E / 38.793663; 139.976861
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Karikawa Station

狩川駅
Karikawa Station in April 2007
General information
LocationKarikawa aze Imaoka 112, Shōnai, Higashitagawa, Yamagata
(山形県東田川郡庄内町狩川字今岡112)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Rikuu West Line
History
Opened1914
Passengers
FY 201287 daily

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

Karikawa 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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Rikuu West Line
Furukuchi   Rapid Mogamigawa   Amarume
Kiyokawa   Local   Minamino

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.

Surrounding area

  • Karikawa Post Office
  • Site of Karikawa Castle


38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E / 38.793663°N 139.976861°E / 38.793663; 139.976861