Iwakura Station (Aichi)

Iwakura Station 岩倉駅
East side of the station
Location	Honchō 1-choda 34 banchi, Iwakura, Aichi （愛知県岩倉市本町一丁田３４番地） Japan
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	Inuyama Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1912
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	22895 daily

Iwakura Station (岩倉駅 Iwakura-eki) is a train station on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line located in Iwakura, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 9.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Inuyama Line at Biwajima Junction.

History

Iwakura Station was opened on 6 August 1912.^[1] From September 1920 to April 1964, a spur line connected the Inuyama Line with Komaki Station. A new station building was opened in September 1965 and was expanded from 2004-2005.

Lines

• Meitetsu
  • Inuyama Line

Layout

Iwakura Station has two island platforms connected by an underpass.

Platforms

1	■ Inuyama Line	For Kōnan, Inuyama, Shin-Unuma, Meitetsu-Gifu, and Shin Kani
2	■ Inuyama Line	For Kōnan, Inuyama, Shin-Unuma, Meitetsu-Gifu, and Shin Kani
3	■ Inuyama Line	For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Toyohashi, and Central Japan International Airport
4	■ Inuyama Line	For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Toyohashi, and Central Japan International Airport

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Inuyama Line
Meitetsu Nagoya (Nagoya Line)		μSKY Limited Express		Kōnan
Meitetsu Nagoya (Nagoya Line)		Rapid Limited Express		Kōnan
Meitetsu Nagoya (Nagoya Line)		Limited Express		Kōnan
Nishiharu		Rapid Express		Hotei
Nishiharu		Express		Hotei
Nishiharu		Semi-Express		Ishibotoke
Taisanji		Local		Ishibotoke

References

1. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese) (Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc.) (8), pp. 20,21, ISBN 9784023401389 Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Official web page (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°16′41″N 136°52′26″E / 35.2781°N 136.874°E