Iwafune Station

Iwafune Station (岩舟駅, Iwafune-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwafune Station

岩舟駅
Iwafune Station, May 2008
LocationIwafune-machi Shizu, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4307
Japan
Coordinates36.326725°N 139.657714°E / 36.326725; 139.657714
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ryōmō Line
Distance19.3 km from Oyama
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 October 1889
Previous namesIwafune (岩船) (until 1902)
Passengers
FY2011568 daily
Location
Iwafune Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Iwafune Station
Iwafune Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwafune Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 19.3 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

Iwafune Station has a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Ryōmō Line for Tochigi for Oyama
2, 3 ■ Ryōmō Line for Sano, and Takasaki

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ryōmō Line
Ōhirashita - Sano

History

Iwafune Station was opened on 10 October 1889 as Iwafune Station (岩船駅, Iwafune-eki). It was renamed to its present kanji spelling on 1 March 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 568 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Iwafune Post Office
  • Iwafune Geological Museum

Film setting

In the 2007 animated film 5 Centimeters per Second, Takaki and Akari see each other for the last time at this station in 4 March 1995. Twelve years later, Akari departs from this station for her wedding in Tokyo. In the manga adaption of the film, Takaki also visits this station with his girlfriend in 2007.

See also

References
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 459. ISBN 4533029809.

Media related to Iwafune Station at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. "ja:第58回　栃木県統計年鑑　平成24年版" (in Japanese). Japan: Tochigi Prefecture. 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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