Iwashiro Station (岩代駅, Iwashiro-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Minabe, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Iwashiro Station 岩代駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Iwashiro Station in December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 199-2 Nishiiwashiro, Minabe-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 645-0014 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.7804°N 135.2802°E / 33.7804; 135.2802 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 294.5 km (183.0 mi) from Kameyama 114.3 km (71.0 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 September 1931 (1931-09-21)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 73 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Iwashiro Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture![]() ![]() Iwashiro Station Iwashiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Iwashiro Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 299.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 119.4 kilometers from Shingū.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Tanabe and Shingū |
2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Minabe | Rapid | Kirime | ||
Minabe | Local | Kirime |
Iwashiro Station opened on September 21, 1931. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 73 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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Stations of the Kisei Main Line (JR West) | |
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Shingū–Wakayama (Kinokuni Line) |
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Wakayama–Wakayamashi |
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