Inawashiro Station

Inawashiro Station (猪苗代駅, Inawashiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Inawashiro Station

猪苗代駅
Inawashiro Station, September 2009
LocationOgita, Chiyoda, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-3133
Japan
Coordinates37.5461°N 140.1029°E / 37.5461; 140.1029
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance37.7 km from Kōriyama
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)600 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Okinashima
toward Kitakata
 Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid
 Kawageta
toward Kōriyama
Okinashima
toward Niitsu
 Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Location
Inawashiro Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Inawashiro Station
Inawashiro Station (Japan)

Lines

Inawashiro Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 36.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Inawashiro Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only Platform 1 is normally used. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata
for Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama
2 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata (occasional)

History

Inawashiro Station opened on July 15, 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 600 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.


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