title: Iwashiro Station
text: # Iwashiro Station
  
  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).
  
  ## 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).
  
  ## Surrounding Area
  
  * Minabe Municipal Iwashiro Elementary School
  * Higashiiwashiro River
  * Nishiiwashiro River
  