title: Kawaji Station
text: # 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
  