Shizu Station (Ibaraki)
# Shizu Station (Ibaraki)

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).

## 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
