Koikawa Station (Akita) Explained

Koikawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:鯉川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ofukane Koikawa, Mitane-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2103
Country:Japan
Coordinates:39.9964°N 140.0775°W
Status:Unstaffed
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:333.0 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:February 1, 1950
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Koikawa Station

is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Koikawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 333.0 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Moritake Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Koikawa Station began as on September 30, 1944, and was elevated to a full station on the Japan National Railway (JNR), serving the town of Kado, Akita on February 1, 1950. It has been unattended since October 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2007.

See also