Iwafunemachi Station

Iwafunemachi Station

岩船町駅
Iwafunemachi Station in June 2010
General information
LocationKokuchigawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026
Japan
Coordinates38°10′57.45″N 139°27′33.95″E / 38.1826250°N 139.4594306°E / 38.1826250; 139.4594306
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance55.2 km from Niitsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1914
Rebuilt1980
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hirabayashi
towards Niitsu
Uetsu Main Line Murakami
towards Akita
Location
Iwafunemachi Station is located in Japan
Iwafunemachi Station
Iwafunemachi Station
Location within Japan

Iwafunemachi Station (岩船町駅, Iwafunemachi eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwafunemachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Uetsu Main Line for Murakami
2  Uetsu Main Line for Murakami and Niitsu

History

Iwafunemachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1980.[citation needed] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 560.