Kuriyagawa Station

Railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
39°44′40.7″N 141°7′45.7″E / 39.744639°N 141.129361°E / 39.744639; 141.129361Operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway CompanyLine(s)■ Iwate Ginga Railway LineDistance5.6 km from MoriokaPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformsTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 1, 1918PassengersFY20152967 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Aoyama
towards Morioka
 Hanawa Line Sugo
towards Ōdate
Preceding station Iwate Galaxy Railway Following station
Aoyama
towards Morioka
 Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Sugo
towards Metoki
Location
Kuriyagawa Station is located in Japan
Kuriyagawa Station
Kuriyagawa Station
Location within Japan

Kuriyagawa Station (厨川駅, Kuriyagawa-eki) 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 Kōma 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

1 ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Morioka
■ Hanawa Line for Ōbuke, Araya-Shinmachi and Kazuno-Hanawa
2 ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe

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

References

  1. ^ a b Iwate Galaxy Railway Co., Ltd. "Kuriyagawa Station" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  2. ^ 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kuriyagawa Station.
  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • v
  • t
  • e
  • v
  • t
  • e
Stations of the Hanawa Line