Kawahigashi Station (Fukushima)

Kawahigashi Station

川東駅
Kawahigashi Station in May 2008
General information
LocationKosakuda Nishidate 132, Sukagawa-shi, Fukushima-ken 962-0727
Japan
Coordinates37°16′11″N 140°24′22″E / 37.26972°N 140.40611°E / 37.26972; 140.40611
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Suigun Line
Distance122.2 km from Mito
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 10, 1931
Passengers
　
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Izumigō
towards Mito
 Suigun Line Oshioe
towards Kōriyama
Location
Kawahigashi Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Kawahigashi Station
Kawahigashi Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Kawahigashi Station is located in Japan
Kawahigashi Station
Kawahigashi Station
Kawahigashi Station (Japan)

Kawahigashi Station (川東駅, Kawahigashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kawahigashi Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 122.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one of the platforms in no longer in use, and the overhead passageway has been discontinued, rendering the station effectively a single side platform station serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Kawahigashi Station opened on October 10, 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

  • Kawahigashi Post Office
  • Abukuma River
  • Wada no Daibutsu

See also

References

Media related to Kawahigashi Station (Fukushima) at Wikimedia Commons