Kawaji Station 川路駅
Kawaji Station in December 2012
General information
Location	Kawaji-tsujimae, Iida-shi, Nagano-ken 399-2431 Japan
Coordinates	35°27′10″N 137°48′57″E / 35.4527°N 137.8157°E / 35.4527; 137.8157
Elevation	373 meters[1]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	117.5 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	26 December 1927
Previous names	Ina-Kawaji (to 1943)
Passengers
FY2015	113 (daily)
Location
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Kawaji Station (川路駅, Kawaji-eki) is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1]

Lines

Kawaji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 117.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

Adjacent stations

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.^[1] 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).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Tenryū River
• National Route 151