Sawa Station (Nagano)
# Sawa Station (Nagano)

Sawa Station (沢駅, Sawa-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

## Lines

Sawa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 189.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on top of the platform. The station is unattended.

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Iida Line |||||
| Ina-Matsushima | Rapid Misuzu | Haba |
| Ina-Matsushima | Local | Haba |

## History

Sawa Station opened on 16 March 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1996.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Minowa Kita Elementary School
