Iigura Station Explained

Iigura Station
Native Name:飯倉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Iigura, Sōsa-shi, Chiba-ken 289–2147
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Sōbu Main Line
Distance:90.6 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:1 October 1964
Passengers:449
Pass Year:FY2006
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Iigura Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Sōsa, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iigura Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and, and is located 90.6 rail km from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Igura Station has a single side platform, serving bi-directional traffic. The platform is short, and can only accommodate trains of eight carriages or less in length. The station is unattended.

History

Iigura Station was opened on 1 October 1964 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in December 2000.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 449 passengers daily[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h19/index.html#11 . ja:千葉県統計年鑑(平成19年. Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006). 2007. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.