Iwashiroshimizu Station

Iwashiroshimizu Station (岩代清水駅, Iwashiro-Shimizu Eki) 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 岩代清水駅
Iwashiroshimizu Station in July 2011
General information
Location	36-1, Izumi Aza Daibutsu, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-8253 Japan
Coordinates	37°46′34″N 140°26′53″E
Operated by	Fukushima Transportation
Line(s)	Iizaka Line
Distance	2.7 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 21, 1925
Previous names	Shimizuyakubamae (until 1944)
Location Iwashiroshimizu Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Iwashiroshimizu Station Iwashiroshimizu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iwashiroshimizu Station is served by the Iizaka Line and is located 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

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.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Iizaka Line
Bijutsukantoshokanmae		-		Izumi

History

Iwashiroshimizu Station was opened on June 21, 1925, as Shimizuyakubamae Station (清水役場前駅).^[2] It was renamed to its present name on December 29, 1944.

Surrounding area

• Iwashiroshimizu Station is only approximately 300 metres (984 ft) from the neighboring Izumi Station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "岩代清水駅". ekimeguri.ninja-web.net. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
2. Tōhoku (in Japanese). Keisuke Imao, 今尾恵介. Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. 2008. p. 27. ISBN 978-4-10-790020-3. OCLC 233686010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

Media related to Iwashiro-Shimizu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)