Yotsukura Station
Yotsukura Station (四ツ倉駅, Yotsukura eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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 Yotsukura Station, April 2011 | |||||||||||
| Location | Yotsukura, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-0201 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.1025°N 140.9803°E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 219.2 km from Nippori | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 32 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 29, 1897 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2018) | 610 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Yotsukura Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 219.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.[1]
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki , Katsuta, Mito, Ishioka and Tsuchiura |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hisanohama, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi |
History
Yotsukura Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1] Services were suspended from March 11 to April 17, 2011, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 6102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Kusano Post Office
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yotsukura Station. |
- Official website (in Japanese)
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. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
- 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.