Iwase Station
Iwase Station (岩瀬駅, Iwase-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakuragawa, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Iwase Station 岩瀬駅 | |
|---|---|
 Iwase Station, April 2008 | |
| Location | Ōta 1365, Sakuragawa, Ibaraki-ken 309-1217 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36.3594°N 140.1088°E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Mito Line |
| Distance | 29.6 km from Oyama |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 January 1889 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 918 daily |
| Location | |
  Iwase Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  Iwase Station Iwase Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Iwase Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 29.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed
History
Iwase Station was opened on 16 January 1889. From 1918 to 1987 it was also a terminal station for the now defunct Tsukuba Railway Tsukuba Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 918 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- former Iwase Town Hall
- Iwase Post Office
See also
References
- 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
Media related to Iwase Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station Information (in Japanese)