title: Kuwanagawa Station
text: # Kuwanagawa Station
  
  Kuwanagawa Station (桑名川駅, Kuwanagawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kuwanagawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 37.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is normally unattended, but is staffed during the winter ski season.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Nagano |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Mori-Miyanohara, Tōkamachi, and Echigo-Kawaguchi |
  
  ## History
  
  Kuwanagawa Station opened on 6 July 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2009.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Chikuma River
  * National Route 117
  