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Iwai Station

Coordinates: 35°05′33″N 139°50′59″E / 35.0926°N 139.8497°E / 35.0926; 139.8497
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Iwai Station

岩井駅
Iwai Station in December 2013
General information
LocationIchibu 146-2, Minamibōsō-shi, Chiba-ken 299-2226
Japan
Coordinates35°05′33″N 139°50′59″E / 35.0926°N 139.8497°E / 35.0926; 139.8497
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uchibō Line
Distance73.7 km from Soga
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 10, 1918
Passengers
FY2019244
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
Iwai Station is located in Japan
Iwai Station
Iwai Station
Iwai Station (Japan)

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

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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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