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
LocationŌta 1365, Sakuragawa, Ibaraki-ken 309-1217
Japan
Coordinates36.3594°N 140.1088°E / 36.3594; 140.1088
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Mito Line
Distance29.6 km from Oyama
Platforms1 side + 1island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 January 1889
Passengers
FY2019918 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

Platforms

1  Mito Line for Tomobe and Mito
2, 3  Mito Line for Shimodate and Oyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mito Line
Yamato - Haguro

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

  1. 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.

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