Kawaji Station
# Kawaji Station

Kawaji Station (川路駅, Kawaji-eki) is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

## Lines

Kawaji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 117.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Iida Line |||||
| Limited Express Inaji: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Tenryūkyō | Local | Tokimata |

## History

Kawaji Station opened on 26 December 1927 and Ina-Kawaji Station (伊那川路駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 August 1943 when the Ina Electric Railway was nationalized. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in May 2001.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Tenryū River
* National Route 151
