Inawashiro Station

Inawashiro Station
Inawashiro Station; 猪苗代駅
	Inawashiro Station, September 2009
Location	Ogita, Chiyoda, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-3133; Japan
Coordinates	37.5461°N 140.1029°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	37.7 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 15, 1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)	600 daily
Services
Location
	Inawashiro Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Inawashiro Station Inawashiro Station (Japan)

Inawashiro Station (猪苗代駅, Inawashiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Inawashiro Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 36.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Inawashiro Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only Platform 1 is normally used. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata for Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata (occasional)

History

Inawashiro Station opened on July 15, 1899. 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 600 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Aga River
National Route 115
Inawashiro Town Hall
Inawashiro Post Office

External links

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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[jreast2017stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.