Kazuno-Hanawa Station

Kazuno-Hanawa Station 鹿角花輪駅
Kazuno-Hanawa Station in November 2010
General information
Location	Hanawa Shimonakajima 100, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5201 Japan
Coordinates	40°11′22.2″N 140°47′8.7″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hanawa Line
Distance	69.7 km from Kōma
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 10, 1923
Previous names	Rikuchū-Hanawa Station (to 1995)
Passengers
FY2018	200
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shibahira towards Ōdate Hanawa Line Rikuchū-Ōsato towards Morioka
Location Kazuno-Hanawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Kazuno-Hanawa Station Kazuno-Hanawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

KiHa 112-114 at Kazuno-Hanawa Station

Kazuno-Hanawa Station (鹿角花輪駅, Kazuno-Hanawa-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kazuno-Hanawa Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 69.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Kazuno-Hanawa Station has one island platform serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Hanawa Line	for Arayashimmachi and Morioka
2	■ Hanawa Line	for Towada-Minami and Ōdate

History

Kazuno-Hanawa Station was opened for on October 10, 1923 as Rikuchū-Hanawa Station (陸中花輪駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the town of Hanawa, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 200 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Bus services

• Shūhoku Bus
  • For Lake Towada via Towada-Minami Station and Ōyu-Onsen
  • For Kosaka
  • For Hanawa
• Towada taxi bus
  • For Yonnotai via Ōyu-Onsen
• Highway bus
  • For Morioka Station (Michinoku)
  • For Sendai Station (Sendai Ōdate, reserved seat only)

Surrounding area

• Tohoku Expressway – Kazuno-Hachimantai Interchange
• Osarizawa Mine National Historic Site

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Kazuno-Hanawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)