Izumi Station (Iwaki)

Izumi Station (泉駅, Izumi eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Fukushima Rinkai Railway Main Line.

Izumi Station

泉駅
Izumi Station in December 2013
LocationIzumi-machi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 971-8185
Japan
Coordinates36°57′20″N 140°51′15″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance195.0 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 February 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)2449 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nakoso
(limited service)
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi Yumoto
toward Sendai
Ueda
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Location
Izumi Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Izumi Station
Izumi Station (Japan)

Lines

Izumi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 195.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori

Station layout

Izumi Station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Joban Line for Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
■ Jōban Line (Limited Express) for Takahagi, Mito, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2,3 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai
■ Jōban Line (Limited Express) for Iwaki and Sendai

History

Izumi Station opened on 25 February 1897.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2449 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 433. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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