Takaiwa Station (Nagano)

Takaiwa Station (高岩駅, Takaiwa-eki) is a train station in the town of Sakuho, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Takaiwa Station

高岩駅
Takaiwa Station, November 2006
LocationHozumi, Sakuho-machi, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-0702
Japan
Coordinates36°06′57″N 138°28′38″E
Elevation812.9 meters [1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Koumi Line
Distance51.7 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 March 1919
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yachiho
toward Komoro
Koumi Line Managashi
Location
Takaiwa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Takaiwa Station
Takaiwa Station (Japan)

Lines

Takaiwa Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 51.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Takaiwa Station opened on 11 March 1919. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. On 19 December 1995, the station building burned down in an act of arson and was replaced with a log cabin structure in 1996.[1]

Surrounding area

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. 150. ISBN 9784784071647.
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