title: Yokokawame Station
text: # Yokokawame Station
  
  Yokokawame Station (横川目駅, Yokokawame-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East),
  
  ## Lines
  
  Yokokawame Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 18.1 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Yokokawame Station opened on November 18, 1921. 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 1991.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 107
  * Yokokawame Post Office
  * former Waga Town Hall
  