Echigo-Iwasawa Station

Echigo-Iwasawa Station 越後岩沢駅
Echigo-Iwasawa Station, June 2006
General information
Location	Iwasawa, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	88.1 km from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=265
History
Opened	15 June 1927
Location Echigo-Iwasawa Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Iwasawa Station (越後岩沢駅, Echigo-Iwasawa-eki) is a railway station in Ojiya, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Iwasawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 88.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform. The station formerly also had an island platform, which remains in place but is not in use. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iiyama Line
Gejō		-	Uchigamaki

History

Echigo-Iwasawa Station opened on 15 June 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 117

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information Template:Ja icon