Iwamuro_Station Knowpia

Iwamuro Station

岩室駅
Iwamuro Station; 岩室駅
	Iwamuro Station in July 2004
General information
Location	1-14-1 Wanō, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 953-0125; Japan
Coordinates	37°43′16.73″N 138°52′47.74″E / 37.7213139°N 138.8799278°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	53.8 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 August 1912
Previous names	Wanō (until 1965)
Passengers
FY2010	545 daily
Services
Location
	Iwamuro Station Location within JR Echigo Line Iwamuro Station Iwamuro Station (Japan)

Iwamuro Station (岩室駅, Iwamuro-eki) is a railway station located in the Iwamuro neighbourhood of Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Japan. It is operated by JR East.

Lines edit

Iwamuro Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 53.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Layout edit

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building has a waiting hall and toilets. Outside there are taxis and regular bus services.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard can be used at this station.^[1]

History edit

When the station opened on 25 August 1912 on the Hakusan Echigo Railway it was originally called Wanō Station (和納駅). It had a staffed station office, four platforms, sidings and freight yards. On 1 October 1927, the Echigo line was nationalised. The station was renamed Iwamuro on December 25, 1965. On January 1, 1973 all freight handling ceased at the station. The sidings and two side platforms were closed and eventually removed. On 1 April 1987 the station was transferred to JR East Japan Railways when the Japanese rail network was privatized. Beginning on 21 January 2006, passengers were able to use Suica cards at the station. On 31 March 2007, after 95 years, the staffed station office was closed. Tickets are now purchased from an automated vending machine.