Iwama Station

Iwama Station (岩間駅, Iwama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwama Station 岩間駅
Iwama Station, January 2022
General information
Location	Shimogo 4439, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-0202 Japan
Coordinates	36.2955°N 140.2767°E / 36.2955; 140.2767
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	91.9 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	4 November 1895
Passengers
FY2019	1312 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hatori towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Tomobe towards Sendai
Location Iwama Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Iwama Station Iwama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iwama Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 91.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Tomobe, Mito, Katsuta, Takahagi and Iwaki
2	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Toride, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa

History

Iwama Station was opened on 4 November 1895. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1312 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• former Iwama Town Hall
• Iwama Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan