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Location
	Iwashiro Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Iwashiro Station Iwashiro Station (Japan)

Iwashiro Station

岩代駅
Iwashiro Station; 岩代駅
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°46′49″N 135°16′49″E / 33.7804°N 135.2802°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	294.5 km (183.0 miles) from Kameyama; 114.3 km (71.0 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 September 1931
Electrified	1978
Passengers
FY2019	73 daily
Services
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
	Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Location
Location
	Iwashiro Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Iwashiro Station Iwashiro Station (Japan)

Iwashiro Station (岩代駅, Iwashiro-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minabe, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Tanabe and Shingū
2	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Wakayama and Tennōji

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Minabe	Rapid	Kirime
Minabe	Local	Kirime

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 73 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Minabe Municipal Iwashiro Elementary School
Higashiiwashiro River
Nishiiwashiro River

References

^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
^ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Iwashiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

Iwashiro Station Official Site

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[sone25-1] Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.

[2] 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.

[Wakayama2019stats-3] 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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