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Kuwamachi Station (桑町駅, Kuwamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.

Kuwamachi Station 桑町駅
Kuwamachi Station in July 2008
General information
Location	Shijyuku-cho, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0823 Japan
Coordinates	34.7540°N 136.1367°E / 34.7540; 136.1367
Operated by	Iga Railway
Line(s)	■ Iga Line
Distance	5.8 km from Iga-Ueno
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 18, 1922
Passengers
FY2019	109 daily
Location
Kuwamachi Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Kuwamachi Station Kuwamachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kuwamachi Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 5.8 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended. The platform is short and can only handle trains of two cars in length.

Platform

1

■ Iga Line

For Iga-Ueno For Iga-Kambe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iga Line
Kayamachi		-	Shijuku

History

Kuwamachi Station was opened on July 18, 1922. Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. The station has been unattended since 1977.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 109 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Mie Prefectural Iga Hakuho High School
• Ueno Kuwamachi Post Office
• Okanami General Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kuwamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)

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