Echigo-Iwasawa Station Explained

Echigo-Iwasawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:越後岩沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Iwasawa, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken 949-8724
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Iiyama Line
Distance:88.1 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:15 June 1927
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station in the city of Ojiya, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Iwasawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 88.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform. The station formerly also had an island platform, which remains in place but is not in use. The station is unattended.

History

Echigo-Iwasawa Station opened on 15 June 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

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