Sawa Station (Nagano)

Sawa Station (沢駅, Sawa-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Sawa Station 沢駅
Sawa Station in September 2009
General information
Location	500 Nakaminawa, Minowa-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4601 Japan
Coordinates	35.9362°N 137.9854°E / 35.9362; 137.9854
Elevation	702 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	189.7 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	16 March 1923
Passengers
FY2016	344 daily
Location Sawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Sawa Station Sawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Sawa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 189.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on top of the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Ina-Matsushima		Rapid Misuzu		Haba
Ina-Matsushima		Local		Haba

History

Sawa Station opened on 16 March 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Minowa Kita Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Sawa Station information (in Japanese)