Iwajuku Station
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JR EastIwajuku Station 岩宿駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwajuku Station, November 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kasakake-cho, Asami 1500, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 379-2311 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°23′48″N 139°17′50″E / 36.3966°N 139.2972°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ryōmō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.9 km from Oyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 November 1889 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ōma (until 1911) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2021 | 1,031 daily | ||||||||||
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Iwajuku Station (岩宿駅, Iwajuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Iwajuku Station is a station on the Ryōmō Line, and is located 56.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station, and 34.8 km from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of Kiryū is 4.0 km away and the following station of Kunisada is 6.4 km away.
Station layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[2] Iwajuku Station has a Braille fare table, and no other accessibility features.[3]
Platforms
Source:[4]
| 1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Kiryū, Oyama |
| 2, 3 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Isesaki, Maebashi and Takasaki |
Ticket Gate November 2021
Platforms November 2021
History
Iwajuku Station was opened on 20 November 1889 as Ōma Station (大間々駅, Ōma eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1911. The current station building was completed in March 1936. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station started accepting Suica cards on November 18, 2001.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 1,031 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000:
| Passenger statistics | |||||
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| Year | Average Daily Boarding Passengers |
Year | Average Daily Boarding Passengers |
Year | Average Daily Boarding Passengers |
| 2000 | 1,150[6] | 2010 | 1,090[7] | 2020 | 888[8] |
| 2001 | 1,080[9] | 2011 | 1,111[10] | 2021 | 1,031[5] |
| 2002 | 1,023[11] | 2012 | 1,162[12] | ||
| 2003 | 1,025[13] | 2013 | 1,241[14] | ||
| 2004 | 1,042[15] | 2014 | 1,234[16] | ||
| 2005 | 994[17] | 2015 | 1,234[18] | ||
| 2006 | 997[19] | 2016 | 1,253[20] | ||
| 2007 | 1,024[21] | 2017 | 1,243[22] | ||
| 2008 | 1,045[23] | 2018 | 1,251[24] | ||
| 2009 | 1,069[25] | 2019 | 1,255[26] | ||
Surrounding area
- Iwajuku archaeological site and museum
- Kiryu University
National Route 50- Boat Race Kiryu
