Echigo-Iwasawa Station

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

Echigo-Iwasawa Station

越後岩沢駅
Echigo-Iwasawa Station, June 2006
LocationIwasawa, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken 949-8724
Japan
Coordinates37.2405°N 138.7973°E / 37.2405; 138.7973
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iiyama Line
Distance88.1 km from Toyono
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=265
History
Opened15 June 1927
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Gejō
toward Nagano
Iiyama Line Uchigamaki
Location
Echigo-Iwasawa Station
Location within Japan

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.

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

See also


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