Karikawa Station
Railway station in Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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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).
LocationKarikawa Imaoka 112, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6601
Japan
Japan
Coordinates38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E
Operated by
JR East
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JR EastLine■ Rikuu West Line
Karikawa Station 狩川駅 | |||||||||||||||||
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 Karikawa Station in April 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Karikawa Imaoka 112, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6601 Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||
| Line | ■ Rikuu West Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 34.9 kilometers from Shinjō | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 16, 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
| FY2018 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
Surrounding area
- Karikawa Post Office
- Site of Karikawa Castle
