Kuwanagawa Station

桑名川駅
Kuwanagawa Station, November 2013
General information
LocationTeruoka, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2601
Japan
Coordinates36°53′06″N 138°22′43″E / 36.8851°N 138.3785°E / 36.8851; 138.3785
Elevation303.7 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Iiyama Line
Distance37.6 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 July 1923
Passengers
FY201116 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kami-Kuwanagawa
towards Nagano
 Iiyama Line Nishi-Ōtaki
towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Kuwanagawa Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Kuwanagawa Station
Kuwanagawa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kuwanagawa Station is located in Japan
Kuwanagawa Station
Kuwanagawa Station
Kuwanagawa Station (Japan)

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).

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
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