title: Inukawa Station
text: # Inukawa Station
  
  Inukawa Station (犬川駅, Inukawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kawanishi, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Inukawa Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 19.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Inukawa Station opened on September 28, 1926. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2002.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 287
  