Koikawa Station (Akita)

Koikawa Station (鯉川駅, Koikawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Koikawa Station 鯉川駅
Koikawa Station (May 20, 2017)
General information
Location	Ofukane Koikawa, Mitane-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2103 Japan
Coordinates	39°59′47.08″N 140°4′38.87″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	333.0 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 1, 1950
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hachirōgata towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Kado towards Aomori
Location Koikawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Koikawa Station Koikawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Koikawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 333.0 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Moritake Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari

History

Koikawa Station began as Koikawa Signal Stop (鯉川信号場) on September 30, 1944, and was elevated to a full station on the Japan National Railway (JNR), serving the town of Kado, Akita on February 1, 1950. It has been unattended since October 1971. 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 July 2007.

Surrounding area

• National Route 7

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Koikawa Station (Akita) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)