Kawaji Station

Railway station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°27′10″N 137°48′57″E / 35.4527°N 137.8157°E / 35.4527; 137.8157Elevation373 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Iida LineDistance117.5 km from ToyohashiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened26 December 1927Previous namesIna-Kawaji (to 1943)PassengersFY2015113 (daily)

Location
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Kawaji Station (川路駅, Kawaji-eki) is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1]

Lines

Kawaji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 117.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Iida Line
Limited Express Inaji: Does not stop at this station
Tenryūkyō	Local	Tokimata

History

Kawaji Station opened on 26 December 1927 and Ina-Kawaji Station (伊那川路駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 August 1943 when the Ina Electric Railway was nationalized.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in May 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Tenryū River
National Route 151

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 市勢の概要2015（平成28年版）I.運輸・通信 [City Statistics (Fiscal 2015) section I Transport - Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Iida City. 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2019-03-10.