is a

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in the city of

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, operated by the

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(JR Central).

Lines

Iwanami Station is served by the JR Central

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, and is located 45.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has a single

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connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was originally located on a switchback, which was eliminated when the line was electrified in 1968, and the platform realigned; a vestigal remnant of the former switchback is retained as a side track to the north of the station. The station building has automated

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s and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Iwanami Station began opened on December 8, 1944. Along with its division and

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on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of

JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

. The current station building dates from 1989.

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was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Iwanami Station was assigned station number CB13.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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Higashi-Fuji plant

References

External links

Official website
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