Kawabe Station (Akita)
Kawabe Station (川辺駅, Kawabe-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Yuri Kōgen Railway.
Kawabe Station 川辺駅 | |
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 Kawabe Station, September 2005 | |
| Location | Kawabe, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 015-0412 Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°14′55.94″N 140°07′13.44″E |
| Operated by | Yuri Kōgen Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line |
| Distance | 20.1 km from Ugo-Honjō |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| History | |
| Opened | October 21, 1938 |
| Previous names | Ugo-Kawabe (to 1985) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2018) | 53 |
| Location | |
  Kawabe Station Location within Akita Prefecture  Kawabe Station Kawabe Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Kawabe Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 20.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.
Station layout
The station has one side platform, serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
Kawabe Station opened on October 21, 1938 as Ugo-Kawabe Station (羽後川辺駅, Ugo-Kawabe eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, and the station was renamed to its present name at that time.
