Ugo-Iwaya Station

Ugo-Iwaya Station (羽後岩谷駅, Ugo-Iwaya eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Ugo-Iwaya Station

羽後岩谷駅
Ugo-Iwaya Station in June 2018
Location110-2 Kawabata, Iwayamachi, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 018-0711
Japan
Coordinates39°26′31.44″N 140°5′26.17″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance236.0 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 16, 1922
Passengers
FY2018142
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ugo-Honjō
toward Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Oriwatari
toward Akita
Location
Ugo-Iwaya Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Ugo-Iwaya Station
Ugo-Iwaya Station (Japan)

Lines

Ugo-Iwaya Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 236.0 kilometres (146.6 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. One of side platforms was originally an island platform, but one side is no longer in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Akita
3 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata

History

Ugo-Iwaya Station opened on October 16, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on March 8, 2000. The building also includes offices for the Chamber of Commerce of the former town of Ōuchi, Akita.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 142 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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