Iwadate Station

Iwadate Station
岩館駅

Iwadate Station, September 2013
Location 91 Kamanoue, Hachimori, Happō, Yamamoto, Akita
(秋田県山本郡八峰町八森字釜の上91)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1926
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 46 daily

Iwadate Station (岩館駅 Iwadate-eki) is a railway station on the Gonō Line in Happō, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Iwadate Station is served by the Gonō Line from Higashi-Noshiro and Kawabe, and is located 29.1 rail kilometers from Higashi-Noshiro Station.

Station layout

The Resort Shirakami diesel train at Iwadate Station, August 2011

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing, serving two tracks. It is administered by Noshiro Station, and operated by JR Akita Total Life Service Co., Ltd. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets are on sale for all JR lines. Business hours are 08:30 to 17:00.

Platforms

1, 2  Gonō Line for Noshiro, Higashi-Noshiro, and Akita
for Fukaura and Hirosaki

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Gonō Line
Akita-Shirakami Ōmagoshi

History

The station opened on 24 November 1926.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 46 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 各駅情報(岩館駅) [Station Information (Iwadate Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

External links

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Coordinates: 40°24′22.3″N 139°57′58.5″E / 40.406194°N 139.966250°E / 40.406194; 139.966250

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