Iwai Station

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).

Iwai Station 岩井駅
Iwai Station in December 2013
General information
Location	Ichibu 146-2, Minamibōsō-shi, Chiba-ken 299-2226 Japan
Coordinates	35.0926°N 139.8497°E / 35.0926; 139.8497
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line
Distance	73.7 km from Soga
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 10, 1918
Passengers
FY2019	244
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Awa-Katsuyama towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Tomiura towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Iwai Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Iwai Station Iwai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

• National Route 127
• Former Tomiyama Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan