Kawaji Station

Kawaji Station (川路駅) 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.

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