Iwata Station 岩田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwata Station in January 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2511-1 Iwata, Hikari-shi, Yamaguchi-kin 743-0103 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′53.85″N131°59′43.03″E / 33.9816250°N 131.9952861°E /33.9816250; 131.9952861 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 390.9 km (242.9 miles) fromKobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 June 1899; 126 years ago (1899-06-05) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 325 | ||||||||||
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Iwata Station (岩田駅,Iwata-eki) is a passengerrailway station located in the city ofHikari,Yamaguchi Prefecture,Japan. It is operated by theWest Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Iwata Station is served by the JR WestSanyō Main Line, and is located 390.9 kilometers from theterminus of the line atKobe.
The station consists of aside platform and anisland platform; however, one half of the island platform (the middle track) is no longer in use. The station building is adjacent to the side platform connected by a footbridge to the island platform. The station is unattended.
| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | forYanai andIwakuni |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | forTokuyama andHōfu |
Iwata Station was opened on 5 June 1899 as aninfill station on theSan'yo Railway. The San'yo Railway wasnationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The current station building was completed in March 1937. With the privatization of theJapan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 325 passengers daily.[2]
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