Hottoyuda Station
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Hottoyuda Station ほっとゆだ駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hottoyuda Station in November 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kawajiri40 jiwari 53, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun, Iwate-ken 029-5500 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°18′52″N 140°46′33″E / 39.3145°N 140.7758°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kitakami Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.2 km from Kitakami | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 16, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (until 1991) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 120 daily | ||||||||||
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  Hottoyuda Station Location within Iwate Prefecture  Hottoyuda Station Hottoyuda Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Hottoyuda Station (ほっとゆだ駅, Hottoyuda-eki) is a railway station in the town of Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[edit]
Hottoyuda Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 35.2 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
Station layout[edit]
The station has a side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms serve three tracks, only two tracks are used during regular service (one track per platform). The station building is located southeast of the platforms. There is no direct station access from the north side, but an overpass connects the station building to the area north of the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ Kitakami Line | for Yokote |
| 2 | ■ Kitakami Line | for Fujine and Kitakami |
History[edit]
The station opened on December 16, 1922, as Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (陸中川尻駅).[1] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in April 1989, and rebuilt in January 1995.[citation needed] The station was renamed Hottoyuda Station on June 20, 1991.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 120 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area[edit]
National Route 107- Kawajiri Post Office
- Yuda Onsen
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sone, Satoru (2009). No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Hottoyuda Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)