Kuwanagawa Station

Kuwanagawa Station (桑名川駅, Kuwanagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kuwanagawa Station 桑名川駅
Kuwanagawa Station, November 2013
General information
Location	Teruoka, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2601 Japan
Coordinates	36°58′32.84″N 138°27′29.29″E
Elevation	303.7 metres (996 ft)
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	37.6 kilometres (23.4 mi) from Toyono
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 July 1923
Passengers
FY2011	16 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kami-Kuwanagawa towards Nagano Iiyama Line Nishi-Ōtaki towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location Kuwanagawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kuwanagawa Station Kuwanagawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kuwanagawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 37.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is normally unattended, but is staffed during the winter ski season.

Platforms

1	■ Iiyama Line	for Nagano
2	■ Iiyama Line	for Mori-Miyanohara, Tōkamachi, and Echigo-Kawaguchi

History

Kuwanagawa Station opened on 6 July 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2009.

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River
• National Route 117

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)