Iwama Station

36°17′44″N 140°16′36″E / 36.2955°N 140.2767°E / 36.2955; 140.2767Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance91.9 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened4 November 1895PassengersFY20191312 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Hatori towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Tomobe towards Sendai

Location
Iwama Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Iwama Station Iwama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Iwama Station (岩間駅, Iwama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwama Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 91.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Tomobe, Mito, Katsuta, Takahagi and Iwaki
2	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Toride, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa

History

Iwama Station was opened on 4 November 1895. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1312 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• former Iwama Town Hall
• Iwama Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Iwama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)