Karikawa Station

38°47′37″N 139°58′37″E / 38.793663°N 139.976861°E / 38.793663; 139.976861Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Rikuu West Line Distance34.9 kilometers from ShinjōPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedAugust 16, 1914PassengersFY201865 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Amarume One-way operation		Rikuu West Line Rapid Mogamigawa		Furukuchi towards Shinjō
Minamino towards Sakata				Kiyokawa One-way operation
		Rikuu West Line Local		Kiyokawa towards Shinjō

Karikawa Station (狩川駅, Karikawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu West Line in Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Karikawa Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 34.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform of which only one side is in use, serving a bidirectional single track. It is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

History

Karikawa Station opened on August 16, 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 65 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Karikawa Post Office
• Site of Karikawa Castle

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Karikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)