Iwafunemachi Station

Location
	Iwafunemachi Station Location within Japan

Iwafunemachi Station

岩船町駅
Iwafunemachi Station; 岩船町駅
	Iwafunemachi Station in June 2010
General information
Location	Kokuchigawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026; Japan
Coordinates	38°10′57.45″N 139°27′33.95″E / 38.1826250°N 139.4594306°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	55.2 km from Niitsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1914
Rebuilt	1980
Services
Location
Location
	Iwafunemachi Station Location within Japan

Iwafunemachi Station (岩船町駅, Iwafunemachi eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwafunemachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Murakami
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Murakami and Niitsu

History

Iwafunemachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1980.^{[citation needed]} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 7
former Kamihayashi village hall
Kamihayashi post Office

References

^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 560.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[1] Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 560.

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