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Iwate-Ōkawa Station (岩手大川駅, Iwate-Ōkawa-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Iwate-Ōkawa Station 岩手大川駅
Iwate-Ōkawa Station, August 2008
General information
Location	Ōkawa Mai-no-ko 64, Iwaizumi, Iwate （岩手県下閉伊郡岩泉町大川字舞の子64） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened	1954
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Asanai towards Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Oshikado towards Moichi

Lines

Iwate-Ōkawa Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 25.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Iwate-Ōkawa Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Iwate-Ōkawa Station opened on 16 May 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

• Iwate-Ōkawa Post Office
• Japan National Route 340

References

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