Iiyama Station
Iiyama Station 飯山駅 | |
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| The new station building under construction in May 2014 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Nagano (See other stations in Nagano) |
| City | Iiyama |
| Neighborhood etc. | Iiyama |
| Postal code | 389-2253 |
| (in Japanese) | 長野県飯山市飯山 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1921 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Hokuriku Shinkansen Iiyama Line |
| Statistics | 609 passengers/day (FY2013) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Iiyama Station (飯山駅 Iiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Since 14 March 2015, it is also a stop on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa.
Lines
Iiyama Station is served by the Iiyama Line. From 14 March 2015, it also became a stop on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa, located 147.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Takasaki.[1] Iiyama is served by Hakutaka services operating between Tokyo and Kanazawa, although not all trains will stop at Iiyama.[2]
Station layout
The new station structure built to coincide with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension lies approximately 300 m (980 ft) to the south of the site of the original station.[1] The elevated shinkansen platforms cross the ground-level Iiyama Line platforms at an angle.[1] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
The Iiyama Line is served by a ground-level island platform with tracks on either side.
| 1 | ■Iiyama Line | for Toyono and Nagano |
| 2 | ■Iiyama Line | for Togarinozawa-Onsen, Tōkamachi and Echigo-Kawaguchi |
The shinkansen platforms consist of two 312 m long side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are fitted with chest-high platform edge doors.[1]
| 11 | ■Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano, Takasaki and Tokyo |
| 12 | ■Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Toyama and Kanazawa |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Kagayaki: no stop | ||||
| Nagano | Hakutaka | Jōetsumyōkō | ||
| Iiyama Line | ||||
| Hachisu | Local | Kita-Iiyama | ||
History
Iiyama Station opened on 20 October 1921.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]
The new station structure opened on 9 November 2014.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 609 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 723[6] |
| 2005 | 636[7] |
| 2010 | 572[8] |
| 2013 | 609[5] |
Surrounding area
- National Route 117
- Chikuma River
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 北陸新幹線延伸開業区間新駅ガイド [Guide to new stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 44 (371): p.15–23. March 2015.
- ↑ 長野～金沢間のあらまし [Outline of route between Nagano and Kanazawa]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 44 (371): p.12–14. March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 592. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iiyama Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°50′52″N 138°21′33″E / 36.8477°N 138.3592°E