Kai-Iwama Station

Kai-Iwama Station 甲斐岩間駅
JR Kai-Iwama Station, January 2006
General information
Location	948 Iwama, Ichikawamisato-chi, Nishiyatsushiro-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.4924°N 138.4628°E / 35.4924; 138.4628
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	60.3 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	December 17, 1927
Passengers
FY 2016	177 daily
Location
Kai-Iwama Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Kai-Iwama Station Kai-Iwama Station (Japan)

Kai-Iwama Station (甲斐岩間駅, Kai-Iwama-eki) is a train station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Ichikawamisato, Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kai-Iwama Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 60.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Kai-Iwama Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Minobu Line	For Kōfu
2	■ Minobu Line	For Fuji, Minobu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minobu Line
Shimobe-onsen		Limited Express Fujikawa		Kajikazawaguchi
Kunado		Local		Ochii

History

Kai-Iwama Station was opened on December 17, 1927 as a station on the Fuji-Minobu Line. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The station has been unattended since April 1, 1999. The station building was rebuilt in May 2005.

Surrounding area

• former Rokugo Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)