Rikuchū-Kawai Station

{{short description|Railway station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Rikuchū-Kawai Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 陸中川井駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Rikuchukawai-Sta01.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Rikuchū-Kawai Station, September 2007

| other_name =

| address = Kawai Dai-go jiwari 102-10, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2302

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|39.5971|N|141.6815|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline}}

| operator = 23px JR East

| line = {{Colorbull|Brown}} Yamada Line

| platforms = 1 side platform

| tracks = 1

| distance = 73.5 km from {{STN|Morioka|x}}

| structure = At grade

| connections =

| code =

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1681}}

| opened = 30 November 1933

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 36 (daily)

| pass_year = FY2015

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East

|line1=Yamada|left1=Kamiyonai|right1=Moichi|note-mid1=Rapid Rias

|line2=Yamada|left2=Hakoishi|right2=Haratai|note-mid2=Local}}

| map_type = Japan

}}

{{nihongo|Rikuchū-Kawai Station|陸中川井駅|Rikuchū-Kawai-eki}} is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Kawai Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 73.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Kawai Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

History

Rikuchū-Kawai Station opened on 30 November 1933.{{cite journal|last=Sone|first=Satoru|year=2009|title=No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線|journal=週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|pages=18–19|language=Japanese}} The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 21 November 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

It became unstaffed on 22 April 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180422/k00/00e/040/159000c|title=ＪＲ山田線：最終列車見送る駅長きょうから５駅で無人化|last=|first=|date=|website=Mainichi Shimbun|language=ja|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-07}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_09.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)|year= 2016|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 December 2016}}