Kuwanagawa Station

Kuwanagawa Station

桑名川駅
Kuwanagawa Station; 桑名川駅
	Kuwanagawa Station, November 2013
Location	Teruoka, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2601; Japan
Coordinates	36°53′06″N 138°22′43″E / 36.8851°N 138.3785°E
Elevation	303.7 meters
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
Passengers
FY2011	16 (daily)
Services
Location
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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[]

Chikuma River
National Route 117

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 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)

[Shinano-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 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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