Higashi-Fukushima Station

Higashi-Fukushima Station (東福島駅, Higashi-Fukushima-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Higashi-Fukushima Station

東福島駅
Higashi-Fukushima Station in August 2014
LocationDonomae Kamata, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0102
Japan
Coordinates37°51′19.00″N 140°31′3.09″E
Operated by
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance278.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 10, 1923
Previous namesSenoue (until 1978)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)730(daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Fukushima
Terminus
 Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid City Rabbit
 Date
toward Sendai
Fukushima
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Date
toward Morioka
Location
Higashi-Fukushima Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Higashi-Fukushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 278.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Higashi-Fukushima Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Sendai

History

Higashi-Fukushima Station opened on October 10, 1923, as Senoue Station (瀬上駅, Senoue-eki). The station was renamed o its present name on June 1, 1978. 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 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Passenger Change
Year Daily Average Number of Passengers
2000 844
2001 821
2002 806
2003 857
2004 846
2005 864
2006 852
2007 841
2008 826
2009 779
2010 761
2011 776
2012 756
2013 746[2]。

Surrounding area
  • Fukushima-Higashi Post Office
  • Toyo Rubber Fukushima factory
  • Ohara Medical Center

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

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.
  2. JR東日本 各駅の乗車人員

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