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
Location	Iiyama, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-225 Japan
Coordinates	36.8477°N 138.3592°E / 36.8477; 138.3592
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Hokuriku Shinkansen ■ Iiyama Line
Platforms	1 island + 2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 October 1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)	990 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Jōetsumyōkō toward Kanazawa Hokuriku Shinkansen Hakutaka (limited service) Nagano toward Tokyo Hachisu toward Nagano Iiyama Line Kita-Iiyama toward Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Iiyama Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Iiyama Station Iiyama Station (Japan) Show map of 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 year	Daily average
2000	723[6]
2005	636[7]
2010	572[8]
2015	1012[9]

Surrounding area

• Iiyama City Hall
• National Route 117
• Chikuma River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)