Iwane Station

Iwane Station 巌根駅
Iwane Station
Location	Iwane 3-5-1, Kisarazu, Chiba （千葉県更津市岩根三丁目5-1） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Uchibō Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1941
Traffic

Passengers (2009)	2,038 daily

Iwane Station (巌根駅, Iwane-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 27.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.

History

Iwane Station was opened on November 20, 1941 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. Iwane Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Lines

East Japan Railway Company
- Uchibō Line

Layout

Iwane Station has a dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station has a Green Window service counter.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibō Line	For Goi, Chiba
2	■ Uchibō Line	For Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Tateyama,Awa-Kamogawa

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Uchibō Line
Rapid (Sobu Line): Does not stop at this station
Sodegaura	Commuter Rapid	Kisarazu
Sodegaura	Rapid (Keiyō Line)	Kisarazu
Sodegaura	Local	Kisarazu

External links

(Japanese) JR East Station information

Stations of the Uchibō Line

Chiba Hon-Chiba Soga Hamano Yawatajuku Goi Anegasaki Nagaura Sodegaura Iwane Kisarazu Kimitsu Aohori Ōnuki Sanukimachi Kazusa-Minato Takeoka Hamakanaya Hota Awa-Katsuyama Iwai Tomiura Nakofunakata Tateyama Kokonoe Chikura Chitose Minamihara Wadaura Emi Futomi Awa-Kamogawa

Coordinates: 35°24′47.32″N 139°56′00.06″E / 35.4131444°N 139.9333500°E / 35.4131444; 139.9333500

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