Kawahigashi Station (川東駅, Kawahigashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Kawahigashi Station 川東駅
Kawahigashi Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Kosakuda Nishidate 132, Sukagawa-shi, Fukushima-ken 962-0727 Japan
Coordinates	37°16′11″N 140°24′22″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	122.2 km from Mito
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 10, 1931
Passengers
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Izumigō towards Mito Suigun Line Oshioe towards Kōriyama
Location
Kawahigashi Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Kawahigashi Station Kawahigashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kawahigashi Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 122.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one of the platforms in no longer in use, and the overhead passageway has been discontinued, rendering the station effectively a single side platform station serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Kawahigashi Station opened on October 10, 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Kawahigashi Post Office
• Abukuma River
• Wada no Daibutsu

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kawahigashi Station (Fukushima) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)