Shiokawa Station
Shiokawa Station (塩川駅, Shiokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shiokawa Station 塩川駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Shiokawa Station, May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 851-2 Ishibashi, Shiokawa-machi, Kitakata, Fukushima （福島県喜多方市塩川町字石橋851-2） Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ban'etsu West Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY 2013) | 307 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Shiokawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 75.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama Station.
Station layout
Shiokawa Station has a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama |
| 2 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Kitakata, Nozawa and Niitsu |
| 3 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Kitakata (once per day) |
History
Shiokawa Station opened on January 20, 1904. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- former Shiokawa Town Hall
- Japan National Route 121
- Shiokawa Post Office
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External links
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- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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