Elevation 405.6 m Line(s) ■ Jōetsu Line Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 8 December 1933 | Operated by JR East Distance 91.1 km from Takasaki Address Japan Tracks 2 | |
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Location Tsuchidaru, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6103
Japan Similar Echigo‑Nakazato Station, Iwappara Ski Area, Tsuchitaru Station, Ishiuchi Station, Jōetsu International Skiing Gr | ||
Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station (岩原スキー場前駅, Iwappara-Sukī-jō-mae-eki) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 91.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
History
The station first opened on 8 December 1933 as a temporary stop on the Joetsu Line. It was closed in 1946 when the nearby ski slope was taken over by the allied occupation forces. It reopened as a temporary stop on 20 December 1952, and from 1 September 1981, the station operated all year round. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.