Kawaji Station

Kawaji Station (川路駅, Kawaji-eki) is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[1]

Kawaji Station

川路駅
Kawaji Station in December 2012
LocationKawaji-tsujimae, Iida-shi, Nagano-ken 399-2431
Japan
Coordinates35.4527°N 137.8157°E / 35.4527; 137.8157
Elevation373 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance117.5 km from Toyohashi
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened26 December 1927
Previous namesIna-Kawaji (to 1943)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)113 (daily)
Location
Kawaji Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kawaji Station
Kawaji Station (Japan)

Lines

Kawaji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 117.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-direcional track. The station is unattended.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Iida Line
Limited Express Inaji: Does not stop at this station
Tenryūkyō   Local   Tokimata

History

Kawaji Station opened on 26 December 1927 and Ina-Kawaji Station (伊那川路駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 August 1943 when the Ina Electric Railway was nationalized.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in May 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 市勢の概要2015（平成28年版）I.運輸・通信 [City Statistics (Fiscal 2015) section I Transport - Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Iida City. 2017.
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