Iiyama Station

Iiyama Station

飯山駅
Iiyama Station Chikumagawa exit in July 2022
General information
LocationIiyama, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-225
Japan
Coordinates36°50′52″N 138°21′33″E / 36.8477°N 138.3592°E / 36.8477; 138.3592
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform + 2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 October 1921; 103 years ago (20 October 1921)
Passengers
FY2021719 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Jōetsumyōkō
Terminus
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Nagano
towards Tokyo
Hachisu
towards Nagano
Iiyama Line Kita-Iiyama
Location
Iiyama Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Iiyama Station
Iiyama Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Iiyama Station is located in Japan
Iiyama Station
Iiyama Station
Iiyama Station (Japan)

Iiyama Station (飯山駅, Iiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Since 14 March 2015, it is also a stop on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa.

Lines

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Iiyama Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 19.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station. From 14 March 2015, it also became a stop on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa, located 147.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Takasaki.[1] Iiyama is served by Hakutaka services operating between Tokyo and Kanazawa, although not all trains will stop at Iiyama.[2]

Station layout

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The new station structure built to coincide with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension lies approximately 300 m (980 ft) to the south of the site of the original station.[1] The elevated Shinkansen platforms cross the ground-level Iiyama Line platforms at an angle.[1] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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The Iiyama Line is served by a ground-level island platform with tracks on either side.

1  Iiyama Line for Toyono and Nagano
2  Iiyama Line for Togarinozawa-Onsen, Tōkamachi and Echigo-Kawaguchi

The Shinkansen platforms consist of two 312 m long side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are fitted with chest-high platform edge doors.[1]

11  Hokuriku Shinkansen for Nagano, Takasaki and Tokyo
12  Hokuriku Shinkansen for Toyama, Kanazawa and Tsuruga

History

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The original Iiyama Line station and platform in August 2007

Iiyama Station opened on 20 October 1921.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]

The new station structure opened on 9 November 2014.[4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 719 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] Passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 723[6]
2005 636[7]
2010 572[8]
2015 1012[9]
2020 635[10]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d  北陸新幹線延伸開業区間新駅ガイド [Guide to new stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. March 2015. pp. 15–23.
  2. ^  長野~金沢間のあらまし [Outline of route between Nagano and Kanazawa]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. March 2015. pp. 12–14.
  3. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 592. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ JR東日本、北陸新幹線開業へ飯山線飯山駅を300m南側に移設 - 11/9使用開始 [JR East moves Iiyama Line Iiyama Station 300 m to south for opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen - Open for use from 9 November]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2021年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2021)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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