| Rikuchū-Kawai Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 陸中川井駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Kawai Dai-go jiwari 102-10, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2302 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Yamada Line |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Distance: | 73.5 km from |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Opened: | 30 November 1933 |
| Passengers: | 36 (daily) |
| Pass Year: | FY2015 |
| Map Type: | Japan |
is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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.
Rikuchū-Kawai Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.
Rikuchū-Kawai Station opened on 30 November 1933.[1] 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.[2]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]