Operated by JR East Passengers (FY 2012) 173 daily Opened 1922 | Address Japan | |
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Location Kawajiri40 jiwari 53, Nishiwaga, Iwate（岩手県和賀郡西和賀町川尻40地割53）Japan Previous names Rikuchū-Kawajiri (until 1991) Similar Yudakinshūko Station, Yuda Dam, Yudakōgen Station, Yugawa Hot Spring, Wakasennin Station | ||
Hottoyuda Station (ほっとゆだ駅, Hottoyuda -eki) is a JR East railway station located in Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Hottoyuda Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 35.2 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
Station layout
Hottoyuda Station has a side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Green Window ticket counter
History
Hottoyuda Station opened on December 16, 1922 as Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station (陸中川尻駅, Rikuchū-Kawajiri eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in April 1989, and rebuilt in January 1995. The station was renamed to its present name on June 20, 1991.