Karikawa Station

Karikawa Station (狩川駅, Karikawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu West Line in Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Karikawa Station 狩川駅
Karikawa Station in April 2007
General information
Location	Karikawa Imaoka 112, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6601 Japan
Coordinates	38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu West Line
Distance	34.9 kilometers from Shinjō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 16, 1914
Passengers
FY2018	65
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Amarume One-way operation Rikuu West Line Rapid Mogamigawa Furukuchi towards Shinjō Minamino towards Sakata Kiyokawa One-way operation Rikuu West Line Local Kiyokawa towards Shinjō

Lines

Karikawa Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 34.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform of which only one side is in use, serving a bidirectional single track. It is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

History

Karikawa Station opened on August 16, 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 65 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Karikawa Post Office
• Site of Karikawa Castle

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

External links

Media related to Karikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)