Iiyama Station

Iiyama Station (飯山駅, Iiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Since 14 March 2015, it is also a stop on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa.

Iiyama Station

飯山駅
Iiyama Station Chikumagawa exit in September 2015
LocationIiyama, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-225
Japan
Coordinates36.8477°N 138.3592°E / 36.8477; 138.3592
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms1 island + 2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 October 1921
Passengers
FY2017990 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Jōetsumyōkō
toward Kanazawa
 Hokuriku Shinkansen
(limited service)
 Nagano
toward Tokyo
Hachisu
toward Nagano
 Iiyama Line Kita-Iiyama
toward Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Iiyama Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Iiyama Station
Iiyama Station (Japan)

Lines

Iiyama Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 19.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station. From 14 March 2015, it also became a stop on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa, located 147.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Takasaki.[1] Iiyama is served by Hakutaka services operating between Tokyo and Kanazawa, although not all trains will stop at Iiyama.[2]

Station layout

The new station structure built to coincide with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension lies approximately 300 m (980 ft) to the south of the site of the original station.[1] The elevated Shinkansen platforms cross the ground-level Iiyama Line platforms at an angle.[1] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

The Iiyama Line is served by a ground-level island platform with tracks on either side.

1 ■ Iiyama Line for Toyono and Nagano
2 ■ Iiyama Line for Togarinozawa-Onsen, Tōkamachi and Echigo-Kawaguchi

The Shinkansen platforms consist of two 312 m long side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are fitted with chest-high platform edge doors.[1]

11 ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen for Nagano, Takasaki and Tokyo
12 ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen for Toyama and Kanazawa

History
The original Iiyama Line station and platform in August 2007

Iiyama Station opened on 20 October 1921.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]

The new station structure opened on 9 November 2014.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 990 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)..[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2000723[6]
2005636[7]
2010572[8]
20151012[9]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 　北陸新幹線延伸開業区間新駅ガイド [Guide to new stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44 no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. March 2015. pp. 15–23.
  2. 　長野～金沢間のあらまし [Outline of route between Nagano and Kanazawa]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44 no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. March 2015. pp. 12–14.
  3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 592. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. JR東日本、北陸新幹線開業へ飯山線飯山駅を300m南側に移設 - 11/9使用開始 [JR East moves Iiyama Line Iiyama Station 300 m to south for opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen - Open for use from 9 November]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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