Kuriyagawa Station

Kuriyagawa Station

厨川駅
Kuriyagawa Station, August 2007
General information
Location1-17-1 Kuriyagawa, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0124
Japan
Coordinates39°44′40.7″N 141°7′45.7″E / 39.744639°N 141.129361°E / 39.744639; 141.129361
Operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s) Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance5.6 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1918
Passengers
FY20152967 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

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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

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Kuriyagawa Station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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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

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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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2967 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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.
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