Iwai Station

Railway station in Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
35°05′33″N 139°50′59″E / 35.0926°N 139.8497°E / 35.0926; 139.8497Operated by JR EastLine(s) Uchibō Line Distance73.7 km from SogaPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedAugust 10, 1918PassengersFY2019244 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Awa-Katsuyama
towards Soga or Chiba
Uchibō Line
Local
Tomiura
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Iwai Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Iwai Station
Iwai Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Iwai Station is located in Japan
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Iwai Station (岩井駅, Iwai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwai Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 73.7 km from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station is an at-grade station with a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

History

Iwai Station was opened on August 10, 1918. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 244 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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