Kai-Iwama Station

Railway station in Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

35°29′33″N 138°27′46″E / 35.4924°N 138.4628°E / 35.4924; 138.4628Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Minobu LineDistance60.3 kilometers from FujiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpenedDecember 17, 1927PassengersFY 2016177 daily

Location
Kai-Iwama Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Kai-Iwama Station Kai-Iwama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kai-Iwama Station (甲斐岩間駅, Kai-Iwama-eki) is a train station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Ichikawamisato, Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kai-Iwama Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 60.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Kai-Iwama Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Minobu Line	For Kōfu
2	■ Minobu Line	For Fuji, Minobu

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Minobu Line
Shimobe-onsen	Limited Express Fujikawa	Kajikazawaguchi
Kunado	Local	Ochii

History

Kai-Iwama Station was opened on December 17, 1927 as a station on the Fuji-Minobu Line. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The station has been unattended since April 1, 1999. The station building was rebuilt in May 2005.