Kikuta Station

Kikuta Station
喜久田駅
Kikuta Station, May 2007
Location Kikuta-cho Horinouchi, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-0541
Japan
Coordinates 37°27′07″N 140°20′30″E / 37.4520°N 140.3418°E / 37.4520; 140.3418Coordinates: 37°27′07″N 140°20′30″E / 37.4520°N 140.3418°E / 37.4520; 140.3418
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance 7.9 km from Kōriyama
Platforms 2 side platforms
Other information
Status Ustaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened July 26, 1898
Previous names Horinouchi (until 1915)
Location
Kikuta Station
Location within Japan

Kikuta Station (喜久田駅, Kikuta-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kikuta Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 7.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at [1]

Station layout

Kikuta Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Bandai-Atami, Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu, and Kitakata
for Kōriyama
2 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Kōriyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Banetsu West Line
Kōriyamatomita   Rapid   Bandai-Atami
Kōriyamatomita   Local   Akogashima

History

The station opened on July 26, 1898, as Horinouchi Station (堀ノ内駅). It was renamed Kikuta Station on April 10, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. [1]

Surrounding area

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. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
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