Kawaji Station
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JR CentralKawaji Station 川路駅 | |||||
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 Kawaji Station in December 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kawaji-tsujimae, Iida-shi, Nagano-ken 399-2431 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°27′10″N 137°48′57″E / 35.4527°N 137.8157°E | ||||
| Elevation | 373 meters[1] | ||||
| Operated by | JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Iida Line | ||||
| Distance | 117.5 km from Toyohashi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 26 December 1927 | ||||
| Previous names | Ina-Kawaji (to 1943) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 113 (daily) | ||||
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Kawaji Station (川路駅, Kawaji-eki) is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[1]
Kawaji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 117.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]
Adjacent stations
History
Kawaji Station opened on 26 December 1927 and Ina-Kawaji Station (伊那川路駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 August 1943 when the Ina Electric Railway was nationalized.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in May 2001.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
