Kawai Station (Ibaraki)

Kawai Station 河合駅
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 / 36.5080; 140.5172
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	6.7 km from Kami-Sugaya
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 7, 1898
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nukada towards Mito Suigun Line Hitachi-Ōta Branch Yagawara towards Hitachi-Ōta
Location
Kawai Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Kawai Station Kawai Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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