Kawai Station 河合駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kawai Station in September 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kami-Kawai-cho, Hitachiōta-shi, Ibaraki-ken 313-0046 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°30′29″N 140°31′02″E / 36.5080°N 140.5172°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Suigun Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.7 km from Kami-Sugaya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | September 7, 1898 | ||||||||||
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  Kawai Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  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
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
The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.
History
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
National Route 349- Kujigawa River
See also
External links
Media related to Kawai Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)