Nishōishi Station

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).

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
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwaizumi Terminus Iwaizumi Line Asanai toward Moichi

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

1. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623