Yotsukura Station

Yotsukura Station
四ツ倉駅
Yotsukura Station, April 2011
Location Yotsukura, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-0201
Japan
Coordinates 37°06′09″N 140°58′49″E / 37.1025°N 140.9803°E / 37.1025; 140.9803Coordinates: 37°06′09″N 140°58′49″E / 37.1025°N 140.9803°E / 37.1025; 140.9803
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance 219.2 km from Nippori
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 32
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened August 29, 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 652 daily
Location
Yotsukura Station
Location within Japan

Yotsukura Station (四ツ倉駅, Yotsukura eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yotsukura Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 219.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori. [1]

Station layout

Yotsukura Station two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms

1  Jōban Line for Iwaki and Mito
2  Jōban Line for Hisanohama and Tomioka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōban Line
Kusano Local Hisanohama

History

Yotsukura Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1] Services were suspended from March 11 to April 17, 2011, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 652 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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. 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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