Urakawa Station (Shizuoka)

Urakawa Station (浦川駅, Urakawa-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Urakawa Station

浦川駅
Urakawa Station in August 2008
General information
LocationSakuma-cho, Urakawa 2820, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°03′23″N 137°45′50″E / 35.056439°N 137.764003°E / 35.056439; 137.764003
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance57.3 km from Toyohashi
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedNovember 11, 1934
Passengers
FY201760 (daily)
Location
Urakawa Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Urakawa Station
Urakawa Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Urakawa Station is located in Japan
Urakawa Station
Urakawa Station
Urakawa Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

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Urakawa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 57.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

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The station has one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Iida Line For Toyohashi
2  Iida Line For Iida

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Kamiichiba   Local (普通)   Hayase

Station History

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Urakawa Station was established on November 11, 1934, as a station on the now defunct Sanshin Railway. On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalized along with several other local lines to form the Iida line. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from 1980. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The station has been unmanned since 1991.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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