Kuwanagawa Station
# Kuwanagawa Station

Kuwanagawa Station (桑名川駅, Kuwanagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kuwanagawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 37.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is normally unattended, but is staffed during the winter ski season.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Nagano |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Mori-Miyanohara, Tōkamachi, and Echigo-Kawaguchi |

## History

Kuwanagawa Station opened on 6 July 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2009.

## Surrounding area

* Chikuma River
* National Route 117
