Kuriyagawa Station Explained

Kuriyagawa Station
Native Name:厨川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-17-1 Kuriyagawa, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0124
Country:Japan
Operator: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line: Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3
Distance:5.6 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed
Opened:November 1, 1918
Passengers:2967 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.[1]

Lines

Kuriyagawa Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 5.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 540.9 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station. Trains of the JR East Hanawa Line, which officially terminates at usually continue on to Morioka Station, stopping at all intermediate stations, including Kuriyagawa Station.

Station layout

Kuriyagawa Station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Kuriyagawa Station was opened on November 1, 1918.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2967 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kuriyagawa Station. Iwate Galaxy Railway Co., Ltd.. Japanese. December 31, 2013. January 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130205029/http://www.igr.jp/wp/station/kuriyagawa-station. dead.
  2. Web site: http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdf. ja: 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均). Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average). 2016. Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 1 March 2017. 4 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804071024/http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdf. dead.