Kawabe Station (Akita)

Kawabe Station (川辺駅) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector  railway operator Yuri Kōgen Railway.

Lines
Kawabe Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 20.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.

Station layout
The station has one side platform, serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History
Kawabe Station opened on October 21, 1938 as Ugo-Kawabe Station (羽後川辺駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, and the station was renamed to its present name at that time.