Motomiya Station

Motomiya Station (本宮駅, Motomiya-eki) is a railway station in Motomiya, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Motomiya Station

本宮駅
Motomiya Station in December 2012
LocationMotomiya Kunawa 25, Motomiya-shi, Fukushima-ken 969-1100
Japan
Coordinates37°30′51″N 140°23′58″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance240.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island + 1 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1887
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)1797 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Gohyakugawa
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Sugita
toward Morioka
Location
Motomiya Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Motomiya Station
Motomiya Station (Japan)

Lines

Motomiya Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 240.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The 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 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kōriyama, and Shirakawa
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kōriyama and Shirakawa
for Fukushima and Shiroishi
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima and Shiroishi

History

Motomiya Station opened on December 15, 1887. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,797 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

Media related to Motomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. 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 December 2019.
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