Iwafune Station

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Iwafune Station
岩舟駅
Iwafune Station, May 2008
Location
Prefecture Tochigi
(See other stations in Tochigi)
District Shimotsuga
Town Iwafune
History
Year opened 1889
Present name since 1902
Rail services
Operator(s) East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Ryōmō Line

Iwafune Station (岩舟駅 Iwafune-eki) is a railway station located in Iwafune, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

The station was opened by Ryōmō Railway on October 10, 1889. Originally the name of the station was written as 岩船 (pronounced same as the present name). It was changed to the present name 岩舟 on March 1, 1902.

In the first segment of anime 5 Centimeters Per Second, this station was mentioned as Takaki and Akari promised to meet up at this station.

Lines

References

  • Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). Teishajō Hensen Daijiten - Kokutetsu JR Hen (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 459, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809. 

Coordinates: 36°19′36″N 139°39′28″E / 36.326725°N 139.657714°E / 36.326725; 139.657714


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