Hottoyuda Station
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Station structure
- 2-way, 3-track, above-ground station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kitakami Line Kitakami Line The Kitakami Line is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Kitakami Station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture to Yokote Station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, acting as a connecting line between the Ōu Main Line to the Tōhoku Main Line... |
for Yokote Yokote Station Yokote Station is a railway station located in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan.-External links:... |
| 2 | ■Kitakami Line Kitakami Line The Kitakami Line is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Kitakami Station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture to Yokote Station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, acting as a connecting line between the Ōu Main Line to the Tōhoku Main Line... |
for Kitakami Kitakami Station is a railway station of the JR East. It is located in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen**Tōhoku Main Line**Kitakami Line-Station structure:... |
| 3 | ■Kitakami Line Kitakami Line The Kitakami Line is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Kitakami Station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture to Yokote Station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, acting as a connecting line between the Ōu Main Line to the Tōhoku Main Line... |
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- Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.
- Business hours: 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
History
- December 16, 1922: Station is opened as Rikuchū-Kawajiri Station.
- June 20, 1991: Station is renamed Hottoyuda Station.