is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.

Lines

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 562.2 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station

Station layout

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station has an island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station was opened as on 11 January 1898. It was renamed to its present name on 1 February 1934. 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.

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 296 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Kawaguchi Post Office

Kawaguchi Elementary School

Kawaguchi Middle School

References

External links

Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture

Iwate Galaxy Railway Line

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898

Iwate, Iwate