Iwama Station
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Iwama Station 岩間駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwama Station, January 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shimogo 4439, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-0202 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°17′44″N 140°16′36″E / 36.2955°N 140.2767°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 91.9 km from Nippori | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 November 1895 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1312 daily | ||||||||||
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Iwama Station (岩間駅, Iwama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Iwama Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 91.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Tomobe, Mito, Katsuta, Takahagi and Iwaki |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Toride, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
History
[edit]Iwama Station was opened on 4 November 1895. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2012.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1312 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- former Iwama Town Hall
- Iwama Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Iwama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)