Hirono Station (Fukushima)

Hirono Station (広野駅, Hirono eki) is a railway station in the town of Hirono, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hirono Station

広野駅
Station building in August 2017
LocationShimoasamigawa, Hirono-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-0403
Japan
Coordinates37°12′44″N 140°59′57″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance227.6 km from Nippori
Platforms3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 23, 1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)402 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwaki
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi Tomioka
toward Sendai
Suetsugi
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 J-Village
toward Sendai
Location
Hirono Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Hirono Station
Hirono Station (Japan)

Lines

Hirono Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 232.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.[1] However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north past Tomioka Station remain suspended indefinitely.[2]

Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai
2 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki and Mito (starting trains)
3 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki, Takahagi, Hitachi, Mito, Tomobe and Tsuchiura

History

Hirono Station opened on August 23, 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1] On March 11, 2011, the station closed following the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Services south were resumed on October 10, 2011. On June 1, 2014, the station resumed operations as far as Tatsuta Station to the north. This was extended as far as Tomioka Station on October 21, 2017 and the complete line was reopened on March 14, 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 402 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

  • Station building in March 2008

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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. "常磐線　福島・竜田まで再開　列車到着を駅挙げ歓迎". Tokyo Shimbun. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (20186年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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