Nishōishi Station
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Nishōishi Station 二升石駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nishōishi Station, May 2009 | |||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Nishōishi Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- Iwaizumi Nishōishi Elementary School
References
[edit]- ^ JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623