Iwate-Kawaguchi Station
# Iwate-Kawaguchi Station

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station (岩手川口駅, Iwate-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.

## Lines

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 562.2 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station has an island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Kōma and Morioka |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line |||||
| Kōma | Kōma | - | Iwate-Numakunai | Iwate-Numakunai |

## History

Iwate-Kawaguchi Station was opened as Kawagichi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) on 11 January 1898. It was renamed to its present name on 1 February 1934. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 296 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Kawaguchi Post Office
* Kawaguchi Elementary School
* Kawaguchi Middle School
