Ieyama Station (家山駅, Ieyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Its location was formerly the town of Kawane, which was merged into Shimada in 2008.

Ieyama Station

家山駅
Ieyama Station, October 2009
General information
LocationKawane-cho, Ieyama Oshima-shinchi, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°56′26.28″N 138°4′40.04″E / 34.9406333°N 138.0777889°E / 34.9406333; 138.0777889
Operated by Ōigawa Railway
Line(s)Ōigawa Main Line
Distance17.1 kilometers from Kanaya
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1929
Passengers
FY2017167 daily
Location
Ieyama Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Ieyama Station
Ieyama Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Ieyama Station is located in Japan
Ieyama Station
Ieyama Station
Ieyama Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines edit

Ieyama Station is on the Ōigawa Main Line and is 17.1 from the terminus of the line at Kanaya Station.

Station layout edit

The station has a single island platform, with two headshunts on either side, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The rustic wooden station building is popular with photographers who come to shoot the steam locomotives on the line. It was also used as a location for a number of movies, including Otoko wa Tsurai yo.

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Ōigawa Railway
Ōigawa Main Line
Shin-Kanaya   SL Express   Kawaneonsen-Sasamado
Owada   Local   Nukuri

Station history edit

Ieyama Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line, and was opened on December 1, 1929.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 167 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

  • former Kawane Town Hall
  • Kawane Junior High School
  • Kawane Elementary School

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links edit

  Media related to Ieyama Station at Wikimedia Commons