Iwami Station (Tottori)

Iwami Station (岩美駅, Iwami-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Iwami, Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Iwami Station 岩美駅
Iwami Station, 2019
General information
Location	Uradome, Iwami-cho, Iwami-gun, Tottori-ken 681-0003 Japan
Coordinates	35°34′27.4″N 134°20′7.72″E
Owned by	JR West
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	211.9 km (131.7 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 June 1910 (1910-06-10)
Passengers
FY2018	772 daily
Location Iwami Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Show map of Tottori Prefecture Iwami Station Iwami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iwami Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 211.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge to a ground level island platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  San'in Main Line	for Hamasaka and Toyooka
2, 3	■  San'in Main Line	for Tottori and Yonago

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) San'in Main Line
Hamasaka		Limited Express Hamakaze		Tottori
Higashihama		Local		Ōiwa

History

At the end of the Meiji era, the San'in Main Line was extended from the west and Tottori Station opened in 1908. After that, a route heading east along the coastline was planned, but Iwai Village petitioned for a route that would follow the old San'in Highway, pass through Iwai Onsen, and pass through the mountains to Tajima. There was a battle between the mountain route recommended by Iwai Village and the seaside route recommended by Uradome Village, Hamasaka, and Toyooka, but due to the opposition of the farmers near Iwai and the cost of building the sea side route being cheaper, it was decided to build a station at the midpoint between Uradome Village and Iwai Village, about 4 kilometers in a straight line from the hot spring area. There was also a dispute between Iwai Village and Uradome Village over the name of the station, and Prime Minister Taro Katsura decided to name it Iwami Station.

The station opened on June 10, 1910. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 772 passengers daily.^[2][3]

Surrounding area

• Iwami Town Hall
• Tottori Prefectural Iwami High School
• Iwami Town Iwami Junior High School
• Healthy Center Iwami Hospital
• Iwami Town Tourist Information Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. National land numerical information (passenger number data by station), viewed July 4, 2019
3. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Iwami Station (Tottori) at Wikimedia Commons

• Iwami Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)