Sawa Station (Nagano)
Sawa Station (沢駅, Sawa-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Sawa Station 沢駅 | |
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 Sawa Station in September 2009 | |
| Location | 500 Nakaminawa, Minowa-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4601 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.9362°N 137.9854°E |
| Elevation | 702 meters |
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| Distance | 189.7 km from Toyohashi |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
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| Status | Unstaffed |
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| Opened | 16 March 1923 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2016) | 344 daily |
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  Sawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Sawa Station Sawa Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Sawa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 189.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on top of the platform. The station is unattended.
History
Sawa Station opened on 16 March 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1996.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Minowa Kita Elementary School
See also
References
- 83 JRの駅別乗車人員-1日平均 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
External links
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- Sawa Station information (in Japanese)