is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Iwajuku Station is a station on the Ryōmō Line, and is located 56.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station, and 34.8 km from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of Kiryū is 4.0 km away and the following station of Kunisada is 6.4 km away.
Station layout The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Iwajuku Station has a Braille fare table, and no other accessibility features.
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History Iwajuku Station was opened on 20 November 1889 as . It was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1911. The current station building was completed in March 1936. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station started accepting Suica cards on November 18, 2001.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 1,031 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000: Passenger statisticsYearAverage Daily Boarding PassengersYearAverage Daily Boarding PassengersYearAverage Daily Boarding Passengers20001,15020101,090202088820011,08020111,11120211,03120021,02320121,16220031,02520131,24120041,04220141,234200599420151,234200699720161,25320071,02420171,24320081,04520181,25120091,06920191,255
Surrounding area Iwajuku archaeological site and museum Kiryu University
Boat Race Kiryu
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East Station information