Futaba Station

Futaba Station
双葉駅
Futaba Station in March 2008
Location 3912 Machi-nishi, Nagatsuka, Futaba-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1471
Japan
Coordinates 37°27′13″N 141°00′24″E / 37.4535°N 141.0067°E / 37.4535; 141.0067Coordinates: 37°27′13″N 141°00′24″E / 37.4535°N 141.0067°E / 37.4535; 141.0067
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Joban Line
Distance 263.7 km from Nippori
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1370
History
Opened 23 August 1898
Closed 11 March 2011 (temporarily)
Previous names Nagatsuka (until 1959)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 542 daily
Location
Futaba Station
Location within Japan

Futaba Station (双葉駅, Futaba-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the town of Futaba, Fukushima, Japan.

Lines

Futaba Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 263.7 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

Futaba Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki, Mito, and Ueno
2 ■ Jōban Line for Haranomachi and Sendai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Ōno Local Namie

History

The station opened on 23 August 1898 as Nagatsuka Station (長塚駅). It was renamed Futaba in 1959. 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. Services between Namie and Tatsuta remain suspended until at least the year 2020.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 542 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[2].

Surrounding area

Futaba is within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Since June 2015 it has been possible for residents to enter the area, but remaining in the area overnight is prohibited.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fukushima International Association
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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