Iwafunemachi Station
Iwafunemachi Station 岩船町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwafunemachi Station in June 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kokuchigawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°10′57.45″N 139°27′33.95″E / 38.1826250°N 139.4594306°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 55.2 km from Niitsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1914 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1980 | ||||||||||
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Iwafunemachi Station (岩船町駅, Iwafunemachi eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Iwafunemachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Murakami |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Murakami and Niitsu |
History
[edit]Iwafunemachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1980.[citation needed] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Surrounding area
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National Route 7- former Kamihayashi village hall
- Kamihayashi post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 560.
External links
[edit]- JR East station information (in Japanese)