Hiraiwa Station

Coordinates: 36°53′14″N 137°51′56″E / 36.8871°N 137.8656°E

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Hiraiwa Station

平岩駅

Hiraiwa Station, August 2006

General information

Location

Daisho, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken e 949-0464
Japan

Coordinates

36°53′14″N 137°51′56″E / 36.8871°N 137.8656°E

Elevation

264.2 meters

Operated by

JR West

Line(s)

■ Ōito Line

Distance

85.0 km from Matsumoto

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Other information

Status

Unstaffed

Website

Official website

History

Opened

15 August 1957; 67 years ago

Passengers

5 (FY2016)

Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Kotaki towards Itoigawa		Ōito Line		Kita-Otari towards Minami-Otari

Location
Hiraiwa Station Location within Japan

Hiraiwa Station (平岩駅, Hiraiwa-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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Hiraiwa Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 14.9 kilometers from the intermediate terminus of the line at Minami-Otari Station, and is 85.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

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Hiraiwa Station opened on 15 August 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

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Himekawa Onsen

References

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^ 統計いといがわ第10章運輸・通信 (PDF) [Itoigawa official statistics No.10 Transportation and Communications] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Itoigawa City Government. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.