Iwama Station
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Iwama Station 岩間駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwama Station, January 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shimogo 4439, Kasama, Ibaraki （茨城県笠間市下郷4439） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jōban Line, Mito Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1895 | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 1377 daily | ||||||||||
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Iwama Station (岩間駅, Iwama-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Iwama Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 91.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
Iwama Station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Tomobe, Mito, Katsuta, Takahagi and Iwaki |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Toride, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
Service schedule at this station
For both the uptrain ( For Ishioka・Tsuchiura & Ueno ) and the downtrain ( For Tomobe・Mito & Katsuda ), two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day.
History
Iwama Station was opened on 4 November 1895. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2012.
Surrounding area
- former Iwama Town Hall
- Iwama Post Office
External links
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
36°17′44″N 140°16′36″E / 36.2955°N 140.2767°E
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