Ieyama Station

Ieyama Station (家山駅, Ieyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Its location was formerly the town of Kawane, which was merged into Shimada in 2008.

Ieyama Station 家山駅
Ieyama Station, August 2024
General information
Location	Kawane-cho, Ieyama Oshima-shinchi, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°56′26.28″N 138°4′40.04″E
Operated by	Ōigawa Railway
Line(s)	■Ōigawa Main Line
Distance	17.1 kilometers from Kanaya
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	December 1, 1929
Passengers
FY2017	167 daily
Location Ieyama Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Ieyama Station Ieyama Station (Japan)

Platform

Lines

Ieyama Station is on the Ōigawa Main Line and is 17.1 from the terminus of the line at Kanaya Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, with two headshunts on either side, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The rustic wooden station building is popular with photographers who come to shoot the steam locomotives on the line. It was also used as a location for a number of movies, including Otoko wa Tsurai yo.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōigawa Railway
Ōigawa Main Line
Shin-Kanaya		SL Express		Kawaneonsen-Sasamado
Owada		Local		Nukuri

Station history

Ieyama Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line, and was opened on December 1, 1929.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 167 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• former Kawane Town Hall
• Kawane Junior High School
• Kawane Elementary School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Ieyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ōigawa Railway home page