| Kariwano Station 刈和野駅 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kariwano Station in May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atagoshita-119 Kariwano, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-2112 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°32′51.5″N 140°22′20.6″E / 39.547639°N 140.372389°E / 39.547639; 140.372389 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 260.6 kilometers from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 21, 1904 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2018 | 310 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Kariwano StationLocation within Akita PrefectureShow map of Akita Prefecture
Kariwano Station (刈和野駅, Kariwano-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Kariwano Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 260.6 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Kariwano Station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Track 1 is dual gauge for use by through traffic of the Akita Shinkansen. The station is attended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yokote and Ōmagari |
History
Kariwano Station was opened on August 21, 1904 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Kariwano. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. 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 February 1990, which incorporates the offices of the local chamber of commerce and tourism office.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 310 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Kariwano Post Office
National Route 13
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
| Stations of the Ōu Main Line | |
|---|---|
| Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line) |
|
| Shinjō to Ōmagari | |
| Ōmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line) |
|