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Kuwanagawa Station

Railway station in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°53′06″N 138°22′43″E / 36.8851°N 138.3785°E / 36.8851; 138.3785Elevation303.7 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Iiyama LineDistance37.6 kilometers from ToyonoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened6 July 1923PassengersFY201116 (daily) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kami-Kuwanagawa towards Nagano		Iiyama Line		Nishi-Ōtaki towards Echigo-Kawaguchi

Location
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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).

Lines

Kuwanagawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 37.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.^[1] 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.^[1]

Surrounding area

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9784784071647.