Momouchi Station

Momouchi Station (桃内駅, Momouchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Momouchi Station

桃内駅
Momouchi Station in March 2008
LocationOdaka-ku, Mimidani Momouchi 2, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-2151
Japan
Coordinates37.5285°N 140.9842°E / 37.5285; 140.9842
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance273.5 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1564
History
Opened10 August 1948
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Namie
toward Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Odaka
toward Sendai
Location
Momouchi Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Momouchi Station
Momouchi Station (Japan)

Lines

Momouchi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 273.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout

The station has a side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Jōban Line for Namie
2  Jōban Line for Haranomachi and Sendai
3  Jōban Line (not in use)

History

Momouchi Station was opened on 10 August 1948. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, and reopened on 1 April 2017.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "Photo Journal: All aboard". Mainichi Daily News. April 2017.
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