Iwase Station

Iwase Station (岩瀬駅, Iwase-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakuragawa, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwase Station 岩瀬駅
Iwase Station, April 2008
General information
Location	Ōta 1365, Sakuragawa, Ibaraki-ken 309-1217 Japan
Coordinates	36.3594°N 140.1088°E / 36.3594; 140.1088
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Mito Line
Distance	29.6 km from Oyama
Platforms	1 side + 1island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 January 1889
Passengers
FY2019	918 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yamato towards Oyama Mito Line Haguro towards Mito
Location Iwase Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Iwase Station Iwase Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwase Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 29.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed

Platforms

1	■ Mito Line	for Tomobe and Mito
2, 3	■ Mito Line	for Shimodate and Oyama

History

Iwase Station was opened on 16 January 1889. From 1918 to 1987 it was also a terminal station for the now defunct Tsukuba Railway Tsukuba Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 918 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• former Iwase Town Hall
• Iwase Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Iwase Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station Information (in Japanese)