Michikawa Station

Location
	Michikawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Michikawa Station Michikawa Station (Japan)

Michikawa Station

道川駅
Michikawa Station; 道川駅
	Michikawa Station, May 2015
General information
Location	Idonosawa, Iwaki-Uchimichikawa, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken; Japan
Coordinates	39°33′36.6″N 140°3′24.7″E / 39.560167°N 140.056861°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	251.8 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 22, 1922
Services
Location
Location
	Michikawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Michikawa Station Michikawa Station (Japan)

Michikawa Station (道川駅, Michikawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Michikawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 251.8 kilometres (156.5 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Araya and Akita
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	passing track
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata

History

Michikawa Station opened on February 22, 1922, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line, serving the village of Michikawa, Akita. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.^[1]