Aikawa Station (Akita)

Aikawa Station 合川駅
Aikawa Station, October 2016
General information
Location	Kawaizakai Shimosugi, Kitaakita-shi, Akita-ken Japan
Coordinates	40°09′39.77″N 140°19′48.62″E
Operated by	Akita Nariku Railway
Line(s)	■ Nairiku Line
Distance	9.7 kilometers from Takanosu
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 10, 1934
Previous names	Ugo-Kamiōno (to 1956)
Passengers
FY2016	55
Location Aikawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Aikawa Station Aikawa Station (Japan)

Aikawa Station (合川駅, Aikawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.

Lines

Aikawa Station is served by the Nariku Line, and is located 9.7 km from the terminus of the line at Takanosu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line	for Takanosu
2	■ Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line	for Kakunodate

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line
Takanosu		Express Moriyoshi	Yonaizawa
Ōnodai		-	Kamisugi

History

Aikawa Station opened on December 10, 1934, as Ugo-Kamiōno Station (羽後上大野駅, Ugo-Kamiōno) on the Japan National Railways (JNR) serving the village of Ōno, Akita. The line was extended on to Aniai Station by September 25, 1936. The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1956. The line was privatized on 1 November 1986, becoming the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.

Surrounding area

• Aikawa Post Office
• former Aikawa Town Hall

External links

Media related to Aikawa Station (Akita) at Wikimedia Commons

• Nairiku Railway Station information (in Japanese)