Iwashima Station

Iwashima Station (岩島駅, Iwashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwashima Station 岩島駅
Iwashima Station in December 2019
General information
Location	Iwashita, Higashiagatsuma-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-0815 Japan
Coordinates	36.5630°N 138.7598°E / 36.5630; 138.7598
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Agatsuma Line
Distance	30.5 km from Shibukawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1945
Passengers
FY2011	47
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kawarayu-Onsen towards Ōmae Agatsuma Line Yagura towards Takasaki
Location Iwashima Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Iwashima Station Iwashima Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwashima Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 30.5 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.

Station layout

Then station consists two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Agatsuma Line	for Manza-Kazawaguchi and Ōmae
2	■ Agatsuma Line	for Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi and Takasaki

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  Iwashima Station platforms in November 2015

History

Iwashima Station was opened on 5 August 1945 for freight only. Passenger services began from 20 November 1945. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• Agatsuma Canyon
• Kawanaka Onsen
• Matsunoyu Onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Iwashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)