Iwase Station
# Iwase Station

Iwase Station (岩瀬駅, Iwase-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakuragawa, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Iwase Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 29.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Mito Line | for Tomobe and Mito |
| - | - | - |
| 2, 3 | ■ Mito Line | for Shimodate and Oyama |

## History

Iwase Station was opened on 16 January 1889. From 1918 to 1987 it was also a terminal station for the now defunct Tsukuba Railway Tsukuba Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 918 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* former Iwase Town Hall
* Iwase Post Office
