Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2011) 568 daily | Line(s) Ryōmō Line Opened 1889 | |
Location Iwafune-machi Shizu, Tochigi, Tochigi
(栃木県栃木市岩舟静)
Japan Previous names Iwafune (岩船) (until 1902) Address Japan, 〒329-4307 Tochigi Prefecture, 栃木Tochigi, 岩舟町 Similar Ōhirashita Station, Iwafuneyama, Tochigikuranomachi Museum, Shizuwa Station, Tochigi Station |
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Iwafune Station (岩舟駅, Iwafune-eki) is a railway station on the Ryōmō Line in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Iwafune Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 19.3 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
Iwafune Station has a single Island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station is unattended.
History
Iwafune Station was opened on 10 October 1898 as Iwafune Station (岩船駅, Iwafune-eki). It was renamed to its present kanji spelling on 1 March 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
Film setting
In the film 5 Centimeters Per Second Takaki and Akari see each other for the last time at this station.