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{{nihongo|'''Kowada Station'''|小和田駅|Kowada-eki}} is a [[railway station]] on the [[Iida Line]] in [[Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu|Tenryū-ku]], [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. The station is located in an isolated area near the border of Shizuoka Prefecture with [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] and [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] and is not accessible by road. The nearest road (towards [[Sakuma Dam]]) is a 40-50 minute walk. It is located 83.8 rail kilometers from the southern [[terminal station|terminus]] of the Iida Line at [[Toyohashi Station]].
{{nihongo|'''Kowada Station'''|小和田駅|Kowada-eki}} is a [[railway station]] on the [[Iida Line]] in [[Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu|Tenryū-ku]], [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. The station is located in an isolated area near the border of Shizuoka Prefecture with [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] and [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] and is not accessible by road. The nearest road (towards [[Sakuma Dam]]) is a 40- to 50-minute walk. It is located 83.8 rail kilometers from the southern [[terminal station|terminus]] of the Iida Line at [[Toyohashi Station]].


==Station history==
==Station history==
Kowada Station was established on December 30, 1936 as the [[terminal station]] of 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. All freight services were discontinued in December 1971 and the station has been unmanned since February 1984. Along with the division and [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the [[Central Japan Railway Company]].
Kowada Station was established on December 30, 1936, as the [[terminal station]] of 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. All freight services were discontinued in December 1971 and the station has been unmanned since February 1984. Along with the division and [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the [[Central Japan Railway Company]].


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Revision as of 04:59, 16 January 2013

小和田
Kowada Station
General information
LocationMisakubo-cho Okuryoke 14
Coordinates35°12′36″N 137°50′10″E / 35.209883°N 137.836103°E / 35.209883; 137.836103
Operated byCentral Japan Railway Company
Line(s)Iida Line

Kowada Station (小和田駅, Kowada-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is located in an isolated area near the border of Shizuoka Prefecture with Nagano and Aichi and is not accessible by road. The nearest road (towards Sakuma Dam) is a 40- to 50-minute walk. It is located 83.8 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station.

Station history

Kowada Station was established on December 30, 1936, as the terminal station of 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. All freight services were discontinued in December 1971 and the station has been unmanned since February 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Layout

Kowada Station is an unmanned station with a single elevated side platform, and a small wooden station building. Until 2008, the station had dual opposed side platforms, but one platform has since been discontinued.

Adjacent stations

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Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
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