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Iragawa Station (五十川駅, Iragawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Iragawa Station 五十川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iragawa Station, JUly 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Iragawa, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-7207 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°40′14.3″N 139°36′58.1″E / 38.670639°N 139.616139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 115.7 kilometers from Niitsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 18, 1923 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIragawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 115.7 kilometres (71.9 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.[1]
Station layout
editIragawa Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the small station building by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka, Amarume, and Sakata |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami |
History
editIragawa Station opened on March 18, 1923.[2] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Iragawa Post Office
National Route 7
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 561. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 134. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
External links
edit- JR East Station information (in Japanese)