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Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station (岩原スキー場前駅, Iwappara-Sukī-jō-mae-eki) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in the town of Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station 岩原スキー場前駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station in October 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tsuchidaru, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6103 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.9242°N 138.8396°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 405.6 m[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 91.1 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 December 1933 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwappara-skijōmae Station | ||||||||||
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  Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines
Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 91.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
| station side | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami and Takasaki |
| opposite side | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka |
History
The station first opened on 8 December 1933 as a temporary stop on the Joetsu Line.[2] It was closed in 1946 when the nearby ski slope was taken over by the allied occupation forces.[1] It reopened as a temporary stop on 20 December 1952, and from 1 September 1981, the station operated all year round.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
See also
References
- Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 169. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 452–453. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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