Shizu Station (Ibaraki)

Shizu Station

静駅
Shizu Station; 静駅
	Shizu Station in August 2008
Location	Shimo-Ōga, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-2107; Japan
Coordinates	36°30′22″N 140°26′18″E / 36.5062°N 140.4383°ECoordinates: 36°30′22″N 140°26′18″E / 36.5062°N 140.4383°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	18.1 km from Mito
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 1, 1919
Services
Location
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Shizu Station (静駅, Shizu-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Shizu Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 18.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station originally had two opposed side platforms, and the ruins of the second platform are still in situ. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

History[]

Shizu Station opened on February 1, 1919 as a station on the Mito Railway which was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.