is a railway station in the town of

Tateyama, Toyama is a town located in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,212 in 9452 households and a population density of 85 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Tateyama is l ...

, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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Lines

Iwakuraji Station is served by the Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line, and is 10.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also a station on the Toyama Chihō Railway Kamidaki Line, and is 12.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at

Station layout

The station has one ground-level

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and one ground-level

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serving four tracks. The station is staffed.

History

Iwakuraji Station was opened on 19 March 1921 as . It was renamed to its present name on 20 August of the same year.

Adjacent stations

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by 402 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Tateyama Green Park Yoshimine

References

External links

* {{Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Stations of Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama, Toyama