Iwata Station (岩田駅, Iwata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Iwata Station 岩田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwata Station in January 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2511-1 Iwata, Hikari-shi, Yamaguchi-kin 743-0103 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′53.85″N 131°59′43.03″E / 33.9816250°N 131.9952861°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 390.9 km (242.9 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 June 1899 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 323 | ||||||||||
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  Iwata Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture  Iwata Station Iwata Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Iwata Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 390.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout edit
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform; however, one half of the island platform (the middle track) is no longer in use. The station building is adjacent to the side platform connected by a footbridge to the island platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Yanai and Iwakuni |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama and Hōfu |
History edit
Iwata Station was opened on 5 June 1899 as an infill station on the San'yo Railway. The San'yo Railway was nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The current station building was completed in March 1937. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 323 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Hikari City Hall Yamato Branch (former Yamato Town Hall)
- Hikari City Iwata Elementary School
- Hikari City Miwa Elementary School
- Hikari City Yamato Junior High School
- Hikari City Yamato General Hospital
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links edit
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