Hottoyuda Station
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).
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 Hottoyuda Station in November 2011 | |||||||||||
| Location | Kawajiri40 jiwari 53, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun, Iwate-ken 029-5500 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.3145°N 140.7758°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kitakami Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.2 km from Kitakami | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 16, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (until 1991) | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 120 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
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
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.
History
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. The station was renamed Hottoyuda Station on June 20, 1991.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 120 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
National Route 107- Kawajiri Post Office
- Yuda Onsen
See also
References
- 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
Media related to Hottoyuda Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)