Iriya Station (Kanagawa)

Iriya Station (入谷駅, Iriya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iriya Station 入谷駅
Iriya Station in June 2007
General information
Location	Iriya-nishi 5-45-1, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0029 Japan
Coordinates	35°28′43.18″N 139°23′30.35″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sagami Line
Distance	18.9 km from Chigasaki.
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 23, 1935
Passengers
FY2007	1,091 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sobudaishita towards Hachiōji Sagami Line Ebina towards Chigasaki
Location Iriya Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Iriya Station Iriya Station (Japan)

Platform of Iriya Station

Lines

Iriya Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 18.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform and an unmanned station building.

History

Iriya Station was opened on February 23, 1935, as a station on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight services were discontinued from February 1961. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2007, the station was used by an average of 1,091 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The area including the station site is designated as an urbanization control area. Land use for other than agricultural land is severely restricted. Rice fields spread around the area, and even the house closest to the station is located at a distance of 100 meters or more.

• Kanagawa Prefectural Zama High School
• Kanagawa Prefectural Zama School for the Disabled

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Iriya Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East HP for Iriya Station