Iwane Station

Iwane Station
巌根駅

Iwane Station
Location Iwane 3-5-1, Kisarazu, Chiba
(千葉県更津市岩根三丁目5-1)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uchibō Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1941
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 2,038 daily

Iwane Station (巌根駅 Iwane-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 27.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.

History

Iwane Station was opened on November 20, 1941 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. Iwane Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Lines

Layout

Iwane Station has a dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station has a Green Window service counter.

Platforms

1  Uchibō Line For Goi, Chiba
2  Uchibō Line For Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Tateyama,Awa-Kamogawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uchibō Line
Rapid (Sobu Line): no stop
Sodegaura   Commuter Rapid   Kisarazu
Sodegaura   Rapid
(Keiyō Line)
  Kisarazu
Sodegaura   Local   Kisarazu

External links

Coordinates: 35°24′47.32″N 139°56′00.06″E / 35.4131444°N 139.9333500°E / 35.4131444; 139.9333500

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