Iida Station

Iida Station (飯田駅, Iida-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Iida, Nagano, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[1] It is the main station of the city.

Iida Station

飯田駅
Iida Station in March 2016
Location5356 Kamiiida, Iida-shi, Nagano-ken 395-0000
Japan
Coordinates35°31′11″N 137°49′16″E
Elevation512.0 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance129.3 km from Toyohashi
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened3 August 1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)959 (daily)
Location
Iida Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Iida Station
Iida Station (Japan)

Lines

Iida Station is served by the Iida Line and is 129.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1  Iida Line for Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi
for Tatsuno
2  Iida Line for Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi
for Tatsuno
3  Iida Line for Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi
for Tatsuno

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iida Line
Terminus   Limited Express Inaji   Motozenkōji
Kiriishi   Local   Sakuramachi

History

Ina Electric Railway opened the station on 3 August 1923 when the railway was extended from Motozenkōji to Iida. The line was nationalized on 1 August 1943. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.[2]

Bus terminal

Highway Buses[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 959 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • Iida Post Office
  • Iida Hospital

See also

References

  1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 105. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. 信南交通 | 高速バス [Shinnan Kotsu | Highway Buses]. www.shinnan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  4. 市勢の概要2016(平成28年版)I.運輸・通信 [City Statistics (Fiscal 2016) section I Transport - Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Iida City. 2017.
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