Iida Station

For the former railway station in Ishikawa Prefecture, see Iida Station (Ishikawa). For the Nagasaki Main Line station in Kashima, Saga, see Hizen-Iida Station.

Iida Station (飯田駅, Iida-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Iida, Nagano, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1] It is the main station of the city.

Iida Station 飯田駅
Iida Station in March 2016
General information
Location	5356 Kamiiida, Iida-shi, Nagano-ken 395-0000 Japan
Coordinates	35°31′11″N 137°49′16″E
Elevation	512.0 meters[1]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	129.3 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	3 August 1923
Passengers
FY2016	959 (daily)
Location Iida Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Iida Station Iida Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iida Station is served by the Iida Line and is 129.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi for Tatsuno
2	■ Iida Line	for Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi for Tatsuno
3	■ Iida Line	for Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi for Tatsuno

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Terminus		Rapid Misuzu		Motozenkōji
Tenryūkyō		Limited Express Inaji		Terminus
Kiriishi		Local		Sakuramachi

History

Ina Electric Railway opened the station on 3 August 1923 when the railway was extended from Motozenkōji to Iida. The line was nationalized on 1 August 1943. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.^[2]

Bus terminal

Highway Buses

Source:^[3]

• Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station
• Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Tachikawa Station, Akishima Station, Minami-ōsawa Station
• Bay Bridge; For Yokohama Station
• Misuzu Highway Bus; For Komagane, Ina, Matsumoto, and Nagano Station
• Chuodo Kosoku Bus; For Nagoya Station
• Alpen Ina; For Momoyamadai Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Umeda Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 959 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

• Iida Post Office
• Iida Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan