is a railway station on the

Iida Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi with Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefe ...

in the town of Minowa,

Kamiina District, Nagano is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 86,453 and a Density of 168 persons/km2. The total area is 514.55 km2. There are 3 towns and 3 villages within the district. * ...

, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Ina-Matsushima Station is served by the

and is 187.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Toyohashi Station is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Toyohashi Station is served by the high-speed Tokaido Shi ...

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 28 December 1909 as . It was renamed Ina-Matsushima on 16 March 1923. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 503 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Tenryū River The is a river in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of , it is Japan's ninth longest river. Its source is Lake Suwa in the Kiso Mountains near Okaya, Nagano, Okaya in Nagano Prefecture. It then flows through Aichi Prefecture and western Shi ...

*Minowa Post Office

References

Ina-Matsushima Station information
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909 Stations of Central Japan Railway Company Iida Line Minowa, Nagano {{Nagano-railstation-stub