Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station

Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station (岩原スキー場前駅) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in the town of Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Iwappara-Skiing Ground Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 91.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout
The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

History
The station first opened on 8 December 1933 as a temporary stop on the Joetsu Line. It was closed in 1946 when the nearby ski slope was taken over by the allied occupation forces. It reopened as a temporary stop on 20 December 1952, and from 1 September 1981, the station operated all year round. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.