Hiraiwa Station
Hiraiwa Station (平岩駅, Hiraiwa-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Hiraiwa Station 平岩駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Hiraiwa Station, August 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Daisho, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken e 949-0464 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.8871°N 137.8656°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 264.2 meters | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 85.0 km from Matsumoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 August 1957 | ||||||||||
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| 5 (FY2016) | |||||||||||
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![]() Hiraiwa Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines
Hiraiwa Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 14.9 kilometers from the intermediate terminus of the line at Minami-Otari Station, and is 85.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
History
Hiraiwa Station opened on 15 August 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Himekawa Onsen
See also
References
- 統計いといがわ 第10章 運輸・通信 (PDF) [Itoigawa official statistics No.10 Transportation and Communications] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Itoigawa City Government. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
External links
- JR West station information (in Japanese)

