Kikuta Station
Kikuta Station (喜久田駅, Kikuta-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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| Location | Kikuta-cho Horinouchi, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-0541 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.4520°N 140.3418°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 7.9 km from Kōriyama | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Ustaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 26, 1898 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Horinouchi (until 1915) | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Kikuta Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 7.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at [1]
Station layout
Kikuta Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Bandai-Atami, Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu, and Kitakata for Kōriyama |
| 2 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Kōriyama |
History
The station opened on July 26, 1898, as Horinouchi Station (堀ノ内駅). It was renamed Kikuta Station on April 10, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1]
Surrounding area
- Kikuta Post Office
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See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References
- 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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