title: Iwate-Kawaguchi Station
text: # Iwate-Kawaguchi Station
  
  Iwate-Kawaguchi Station (岩手川口駅, Iwate-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Iwate-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 562.2 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Iwate-Kawaguchi Station has an island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
  | 3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Kōma and Morioka |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iwate Ginga Railway Line |||||
  | Kōma | Kōma | - | Iwate-Numakunai | Iwate-Numakunai |
  
  ## History
  
  Iwate-Kawaguchi Station was opened as Kawagichi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) on 11 January 1898. It was renamed to its present name on 1 February 1934. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 296 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kawaguchi Post Office
  * Kawaguchi Elementary School
  * Kawaguchi Middle School
  