Kamiichiba Station

Kamiichiba Station 上市場駅
Kamiichiba Station in November 2009
General information
Location	Sakuma-cho Urakawa 2541, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.050077°N 137.752295°E / 35.050077; 137.752295
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	56.0 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	December 1, 1946
Previous names	Kamiichiba Signal Depot (from 1935)
Passengers
FY2017	7 (daily)
Location Kamiichiba Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Kamiichiba Station Kamiichiba Station (Japan)

Kamiichiba Station (上市場駅, Kamiichiba-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Kamiichiba Station is served by the Iida Line and is 56.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Izumma		Local (普通)		Urakawa

History

Kamiichiba Station was established on June 12, 1935 as the Sanshin Kamiichiba Signal Depot on the now defunct Sanshin Railway. On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalized along with several other local lines to form the Iida Line. It was elevated to a passenger station on December 1, 1946. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 7 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The station is located in an rural area.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kamiichiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Japanese) Iida Line station information