Echigo-Iwasawa Station

Echigo-Iwasawa Station
越後岩沢駅

Echigo-Iwasawa Station, June 2006
Location Iwasawa, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iiyama Line
Distance 88.1 km from Toyono
Platforms 1 side platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=265
History
Opened 15 June 1927
Location
Echigo-Iwasawa Station
Location within Japan

Echigo-Iwasawa Station (越後岩沢駅 Echigo-Iwasawa-eki) is a railway station in Ojiya, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Iwasawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 88.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform. The station formerly also had an island platform, which remains in place but is not in use. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iiyama Line
Gejō - Uchigamaki

History

Echigo-Iwasawa Station opened on 15 June 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

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Coordinates: 37°14′26″N 138°47′50″E / 37.2405°N 138.7973°E / 37.2405; 138.7973

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