title: Oikawa Station
text: # Oikawa Station
  
  Oikawa Station (笈川駅, Oikawa-eki) is a train station in the village of Yugawa, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Oikawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 73.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. There is no station building, but only a prefabricated shelter on the platform.
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 1 November 1934. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Oikawa Elementary School
  * National Route 121
  