Nishōishi Station

Nishōishi Station
二升石駅

Nishōishi Station, May 2009
Location Nishōishi dai-40 jiwari 42, Iwaizumi, Iwate
(岩手県下閉伊郡岩泉町二升石字下和見11地)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened 1972
Closed 2014

Nishōishi Station (二升石駅 Nishōishi-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishōishi Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 33.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Nishōishi Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iwaizumi Line
Asanai - Iwaizumi

History

Nishōishi Station opened on 6 February 1972. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623

Coordinates: 39°50′11″N 141°44′44″E / 39.8365°N 141.7455°E / 39.8365; 141.7455

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