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Iwashima Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Passengers (FY2011)
  
47 daily

Opened
  
1945

Line(s)
  
Agatsuma Line

Address
  
Japan

Iwashima Station

Location
  
Iwashita, Higashiagatsuma, Agatsuma, Gunma (群馬県吾妻郡東吾妻町大字岩下) Japan

Similar
  
Kawarayu‑Onsen Station, Gōbara Station, Naganohara‑Kusatsuguchi Station, Gunma‑Haramachi Station, Ōmae Station

Iwashima Station (岩島駅, Iwashima-eki) is a railway station on the Agatsuma Line in Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Contents

Lines

Iwashima Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 30.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.

Station layout

Iwashima Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an overhead crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Iwashima Station was opened on 5 August 1945 for freight only. Passenger services began from 20 November 1945. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

  • Agatsuma Canyon
  • Kawanaka Onsen
  • Matsunoyu Onsen
  • References

    Iwashima Station Wikipedia