Iwashiroshimizu Station | |
Native Name: | 岩代清水駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 36-1, Izumi Aza Daibutsu, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-8253 |
Country: | Japan |
Distance: | 2.7 km from |
Coordinates: | 37.776°N 140.4479°W |
Operator: | Fukushima Transportation |
Line: | Iizaka Line |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | June 21, 1925 |
Former: | Shimizuyakubamae (until 1944) |
Map Type: | Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan |
is a railway station located in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by Fukushima Transportation.[1] Iwashiroshimizu is unique in that it is the last remaining station to be named after the former Iwashiro Province. In 1965 Iwashiro-Atami Station, at the time on the JNR's Ban'etsu West Line, was renamed to Bandai-Atami Station. With the 1972 closure of the Kawamate Line, Iwashiro-Iino Station and Iwashiro-Kawamata Station were shut down. This leaves Iwashiroshimizu as the final station bearing the name of the former province.
Iwashiroshimizu Station is served by the Iizaka Line and is located 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at .
Iwashiroshimizu Station has one above-ground side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It is staffed in the morning and evening on non-holiday weekdays. There is a proof-of-departure ticket machine and a beverage vending machine located at the station.
Iwashiroshimizu Station was opened on June 21, 1925, as .[2] It was renamed to its present name on December 29, 1944.