Iwaki Station (Fukushima)

Iwaki station
いわき駅
Iwaki Station south entrance in May 2010
Location 1 Tamachi, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-8026
Japan
Coordinates 37°03′29″N 140°53′32″E / 37.058175°N 140.892131°E / 37.058175; 140.892131Coordinates: 37°03′29″N 140°53′32″E / 37.058175°N 140.892131°E / 37.058175; 140.892131
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance 209.4 km from Nippori
Platforms 3 island platforms
Connections Bus terminal
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website Official website
History
Opened 25 February 1897
Rebuilt 2009
Previous names Taira (until 1994)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 6,136 daily
Location
Iwaki station
Location within Japan

Iwaki Station (いわき駅, Iwaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Iwaki Station is served by both the Jōban Line and the Banetsu East Line. It is located 209.4 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori in Tokyo[1] . 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, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1, 2 ■ Jōban Line for Mito
3, 4 ■ Jōban Line for Hisanohama and Tomioka
5 ■ Jōban Line for Hisanohama and Tomioka
for Mito
6 ■ Banetsu East Line for Ogawagō and Sendai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Banetsu East Line
Uchigō   Local   Akai
Joban Line
Uchigō   Local   Kusano

History

The station opened on 25 February 1897 as Taira Station (平駅). On 10 October 1917 the Banetsu East Line was extended from to Kōriyama. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. It was renamed Iwaki on 3 December 1994. A new station building was completed on 19 June 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 6092 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Panorama view of the south side of the station
  • Iwaki City Hall
  • Iwakidaira Castle ruins
  • Iinodaira Castle ruins
  • Iino Hachimangu
  • Matsugaoka Park

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
  2. ↑ 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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