Iwanami Station

Iwanami Station (岩波駅, Iwanami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).

CB13
Iwanami Station

岩波駅
Iwanami station building and platform, November 2006
LocationIwanami 64-1, Susono-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.216075°N 138.91912°E / 35.216075; 138.91912
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Gotemba Line
Distance45.3 kilometers from Kōzu
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Station codeCB13
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1944
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)2134 daily
Location
Iwanami Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Iwanami Station
Iwanami Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwanami Station is served by the JR Tōkai Gotemba Line, and is located 45.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōzu.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was originally located on a switchback, which was eliminated when the line was electrified in 1968, and the platform realigned; a vestigal remnant of the former switchback is retained as a side track to the north of the station. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Gotemba Line for Numazu
2 ■ Gotemba Line for Gotemba and Kōzu

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Gotemba Line
Fujioka Local Susono

History

Iwanami Station began opened on December 8, 1944. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of JR Central. The current station building dates from 1989.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

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. ISBN 4533029809. (in Japanese)
  1. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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