Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station

Location
	Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station Location within Japan

Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station

岩原スキー場前駅
Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station; 岩原スキー場前駅
	Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station in October 2005
General information
Location	Tsuchidaru, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6103; Japan
Coordinates	36°55′27″N 138°50′23″E / 36.9242°N 138.8396°E
Elevation	405.6 m
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	91.1 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 December 1933; 90 years ago
Previous names	Iwappara-skijōmae Station
Services
Location
Location
	Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station Location within Japan

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).

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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)

[niigata2015-1] 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.

[teishajo1998-2] 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.

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