Iwane Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 巌根駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Iwane 3-5-1, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0061 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Uchibō Line |
Distance: | 27.5 km from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | January 15, 1915 |
Passengers: | 1715 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Iwane Station |
is a passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Iwane Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and is located 27.5 km from the starting point of the line at Soga Station.
Iwane Station consists of dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Iwane Station was opened on November 20, 1941 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. Iwane Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]