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).

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Shizu Station 静駅
Shizu Station in August 2008
General information
Location	Shimo-Ōga, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-2107 Japan
Coordinates	36.5062°N 140.4383°E / 36.5062; 140.4383
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Urizura towards Mito Suigun Line Hitachi-Ōmiya towards Kōriyama
Location
Shizu Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Shizu Station Shizu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

Surrounding area

• National Route 118
• Shizu Jinja

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shizu Station.

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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