Yonomori Station

Yonomori Station 夜ノ森駅
File:Yonomori sta.jpg Yonomori Station in February 2009
Location	Yonomori-Kita 1-33, Tomioka, Futaba, Fukushima （福島県双葉郡富岡町字夜の森北一丁目33） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
History
Opened	1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	359 daily

Yonomori Station (夜ノ森駅, Yonomori-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan.

Lines

Yonomori Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 253.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services have been suspended indefinitely.

Station layout

Yonomori Station has one island platform.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Joban Line
Rapid: no stop
Tomioka		Local		Ōno

History

Yonomori Station was opened on 15 March 1921. 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.

Surrounding area

Yonomori is within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Since August 2012 it has been possible to enter the area to the west of the station, but remaining in the area overnight is prohibited. The station and the area to the east of the station remain off limits at all times due to high radiation levels.

• Yonomori Post Office
• Japan National Route 6

External links

• JR East Station Information (Japanese)