Iwajuku Station
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Iwajuku Station 岩宿駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwajuku Station, November 2006 | |||||||||||
| Location | Kasakake-cho, Asami 1500, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 379-2311 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°23′48″N 139°17′50″E / 36.3966°N 139.2972°ECoordinates: 36°23′48″N 139°17′50″E / 36.3966°N 139.2972°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ryōmō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.9 km from Oyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 November 1889 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ōma (until 1911) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1255 daily | ||||||||||
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  Iwajuku Station Location within Gunma Prefecture | |||||||||||
Iwajuku Station (岩宿駅, Iwajuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Iwajuku Station is a station on the Ryōmō Line, and is located 56.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout[]
The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms[]
| 1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Kiryū, Oyama |
| 2, 3 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Isesaki, Maebashi and Takasaki |
History[]
Iwajuku Station was opened on 20 November 1889 as Ōma Station (大間々駅, Ōma eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1911. The current station building was completed in March 1936. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1255 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- Iwajuku archaeological site and museum
- Kiryu University
National Route 50
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links[]
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- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Ryōmō Line
- Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889
- Midori, Gunma