Nishōishi Station
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Nishōishi Station 二升石駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() 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 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1972 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2014 | ||||||||||
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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.
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[]
- Iwaizumi Nishōishi Elementary School
References[]
- ^ JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623
Coordinates: 39°50′11″N 141°44′44″E / 39.8365°N 141.7455°E
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1972
- Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture
- Iwaizumi Line
- Defunct railway stations in Japan
- Railway stations closed in 2014