Sawa Station (Nagano)

Railway station in Minowa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°56′10″N 137°59′07″E / 35.9362°N 137.9854°E / 35.9362; 137.9854Elevation702 meters^{[citation needed]}Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Iida LineDistance189.7 km from ToyohashiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened16 March 1923PassengersFY2016344 daily

Location
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Sawa Station (沢駅, Sawa-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Sawa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 189.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on top of the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Iida Line
Ina-Matsushima	Rapid Misuzu	Haba
Ina-Matsushima	Local	Haba

History

Sawa Station opened on 16 March 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1996.^{[citation needed]}