is a

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in the town of Nishiwaga,

Iwate Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Hottoyuda Station is served by the

Kitakami Line The is a railway line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Kitakami Station in Kitakami, Iwate, Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture to Yokote Station in Yokote, Akita, Yokote, Akita Prefecture, acting as a conn ...

, and is located 35.2 km from the terminus of the line at

Kitakami Station is a junction railway station in the city of Kitakami, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Lines Kitakami Station is served by t ...

Station layout

The station has a

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and an

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connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms serve three tracks, only two tracks are used during regular service (one track per platform). The station building is located southeast of the platforms. There is no direct station access from the north side, but an overpass connects the station building to the area north of the station. The station has a ''

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'' ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on December 16, 1922, as . It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in April 1989, and rebuilt in January 1995. The station was renamed Hottoyuda Station on June 20, 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 120 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* *Kawajiri Post Office *Yuda Onsen

References

External links

{{Kitakami Line Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Kitakami Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1922 Nishiwaga, Iwate Stations of East Japan Railway Company