Iriya Station (Kanagawa)

Iriya Station (入谷駅, Iriya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iriya Station

入谷駅
Iriya Station in June 2007
General information
LocationIriya-nishi 5-45-1, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0029
Japan
Coordinates35°28′43.18″N 139°23′30.35″E / 35.4786611°N 139.3917639°E / 35.4786611; 139.3917639
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sagami Line
Distance18.9 km from Chigasaki.
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 23, 1935
Passengers
FY20071,091 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sobudaishita
towards Hachiōji
Sagami Line Ebina
towards Chigasaki
Location
Iriya Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Iriya Station
Iriya Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Iriya Station is located in Japan
Iriya Station
Iriya Station
Iriya Station (Japan)
Platform of Iriya Station

Lines

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Iriya Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 18.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform and an unmanned station building.

History

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Iriya Station was opened on February 23, 1935, as a station on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight services were discontinued from February 1961. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2007, the station was used by an average of 1,091 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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The area including the station site is designated as an urbanization control area. Land use for other than agricultural land is severely restricted. Rice fields spread around the area, and even the house closest to the station is located at a distance of 100 meters or more.

  • Kanagawa Prefectural Zama High School
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Zama School for the Disabled

See also

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  Media related to Iriya Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons