Kuwanagawa Station

Kuwanagawa Station (桑名川駅, Kuwanagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kuwanagawa Station 桑名川駅
Kuwanagawa Station, November 2013
Location	Teruoka, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2601 Japan
Coordinates	36.8851°N 138.3785°E / 36.8851; 138.3785
Elevation	303.7 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	37.6 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 July 1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	16 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kami-Kuwanagawa toward Nagano Iiyama Line Nishi-Ōtaki toward Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Kuwanagawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Kuwanagawa Station Kuwanagawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kuwanagawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 37.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.[1] The station is normally unattended, but is staffed during the winter ski season.

Platforms

1	■ Iiyama Line	for Nagano
2	■ Iiyama Line	for Mori-Miyanohara, Tōkamachi, and Echigo-Kawaguchi

History

Kuwanagawa Station opened on 6 July 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2009.[1]

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River
• National Route 117

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. p. 26. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)