Date Station

Date Station
伊達駅
Date Station in November 2006
Location 12 Hosoya, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0478
Japan
Coordinates 37°49′26.39″N 140°29′36.05″E / 37.8239972°N 140.4933472°E / 37.8239972; 140.4933472Coordinates: 37°49′26.39″N 140°29′36.05″E / 37.8239972°N 140.4933472°E / 37.8239972; 140.4933472
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 281.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened April 1, 1895
Previous names Nagaoka (until 1914)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 941 daily
Location
Date Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Date Station
Date Station (Japan)

Date Station (伊達駅, Date-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Date, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Date Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 281.9 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Date Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

1 ■ Tohoku Main Line for Fukushima
2 ■ Tohoku Main Line for Sendai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tohoku Main Line
Higashi-Fukushima - Koori

History

The station opened on April 1, 1895, as Nagaoka Station (長岡駅). It was renamed Date on December 1, 1914. The current station building was completed in 1939. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 941 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to Date Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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