Iwase Station


Iwase Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakuragawa, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
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Lines

Iwase Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 29.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed

History

Iwase Station was opened on 16 January 1889. From 1918 to 1987 it was also a terminal station for the now defunct Tsukuba Railway Tsukuba Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 918 passengers daily.

Surrounding area