Iwashima Station (岩島駅, Iwashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Iwashima Station 岩島駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Iwashita, Higashiagatsuma-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-0815 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°33′47″N 138°45′35″E / 36.5630°N 138.7598°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Agatsuma Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 30.5 km from Shibukawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 November 1945 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2011 | 47 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Iwashima Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 30.5 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.
Station layout edit
Then station consists two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
1 | ■ Agatsuma Line | for Manza-Kazawaguchi and Ōmae |
2 | ■ Agatsuma Line | for Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi and Takasaki |
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Iwashima Station platforms in November 2015
History edit
Iwashima Station was opened on 5 August 1945 for freight only. Passenger services began from 20 November 1945. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area edit
- Agatsuma Canyon
- Kawanaka Onsen
- Matsunoyu Onsen
See also edit
External links edit
Media related to Iwashima Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)