Iwajuku Station
Iwajuku Station (岩宿駅, Iwajuku-eki) is a railway station on the Ryōmō Line in Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Iwajuku Station 岩宿駅 | |
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 Iwajuku Station, November 2006 | |
| Location | Asami 1500, Midori, Gunma （みどり市笠懸町阿左美1500） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ryōmō Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Previous names | Ōma (until 1911) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 1241 daily |
Lines
Iwajuku Station is a station on the Ryōmō Line, and is located 56.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
Iwajuku Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by an overhead passageway.
History
Iwajuku Station was opened on 20 November 1889 as Ōma Station (大間々駅, Ōma eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1911. The current station building was completed in March 1936. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
- Iwajuku archaeological site and museum
- Kiryu University
- Japan National Route 50
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External links
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- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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