Iwamurada Station

Iwamurada Station (岩村田駅, Iwamurada-eki) is a railway station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Iwamurada Station

岩村田駅
Iwamurada Station, September 2011
General information
Location1128 Iwamurada, Saku-shi, Nagano-ken 385-0022
Japan
Coordinates36.1939°N 138.4885°E / 36.1939; 138.4885
Elevation705.9 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Koumi Line
Distance70.6 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened8 August 1915
Passengers
FY20151257
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sakudaira
towards Komoro
Koumi Line Kita-Nakagomi
towards Kobuchizawa
Location
Iwamurada Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Iwamurada Station
Iwamurada Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Iwamurada Station is located in Japan
Iwamurada Station
Iwamurada Station
Iwamurada Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwamurada Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 70.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1  Koumi Line for Nakagomi and Kobuchizawa
2  Koumi Line for Sakudaira and Komoro

History

Iwamurada Station opened on 8 August 1915.[1] With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1257 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Iwamurada High School
  • Sakudaura General Technical School
  • Saku Chosei High School

See also

References

  1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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