Jump to content

Kawai Station (Ibaraki)

Coordinates: 36°30′29″N 140°31′02″E / 36.5080°N 140.5172°E / 36.5080; 140.5172
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kawai Station

河合駅
Kawai Station in September 2009
General information
LocationKami-Kawai-cho, Hitachiōta-shi, Ibaraki-ken 313-0046
Japan
Coordinates36°30′29″N 140°31′02″E / 36.5080°N 140.5172°E / 36.5080; 140.5172
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance6.7 km from Kami-Sugaya
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 7, 1898
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nukada
towards Mito
Suigun Line
Hitachi-Ōta Branch
Yagawara
towards Hitachi-Ōta
Location
Kawai Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Kawai Station
Kawai Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Kawai Station is located in Japan
Kawai Station
Kawai Station
Kawai Station (Japan)

Kawai Station (河合駅, Kawai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

[edit]

Kawai Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 6.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.

Station layout

[edit]

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

History

[edit]

Kawai Station opened on September 7, 1898 as a station on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

[edit]

See also

[edit]
[edit]

Media related to Kawai Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons