Iwaki Station (Fukushima)
Iwaki Station
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Iwaki Station south entrance, May 2010
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Location | 1 Tamachi, Taira, Iwaki, Fukushima (福島県いわき市平字田町1) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | Jōban Line, Banetsu East Line |
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Opened | 1897 |
Previous names | Taira (until 1994) |
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Passengers (FY2013) | 6136 daily |
Iwaki Station (いわき駅 Iwaki-eki?) is a JR East railway station located in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Iwaki Station is served by both the Jōban Line and the Banetsu East Line. It and is located 209.4 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station. After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, Iwaki Station has become the northern terminus for limited express train services on the line. The station is also a terminus of the Banetsu East Line.
Station layout
Iwaki Station is an elevated station with three opposed island platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
1, 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Mito |
3, 4 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hisanohama and Tatsuta |
5 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hisanohama and Tatsuta for Mito |
6 | ■ Banetsu East Line | for Ogawagō and Sendai |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Ban'etsu East Line | ||||
Uchigō | Local | Akai | ||
Joban Line | ||||
Uchigō | Local | Kusano |
History
Iwaki Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Taira Station (平駅 Taira-eki?). On 10 October 1917 the Banetsu East Line was extended from to Kōriyama. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. It was renamed to its present name on 3 December 1994. A new station building was completed on 19 June 2009.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
- Iwaki City Hall
- Iwakidaira Castle ruins
- Iinodaira Castle ruins
- Iino Hachimangu
- Matsugaoka Park
Gallery
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Escalators leading to the entrance of Iwaki Station
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Iwaki station passageway
External links
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