Kido Station

Kido Station (木戸駅, Kido-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Kido Station

木戸駅
Station building, June 2014
LocationYamadaoka, Naraha, Futaba, Fukushima
（福島県双葉郡楢葉町大字山田岡）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Jōban Line
History
Opened1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)145 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
J-Village
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Tatsuta
toward Sendai

Lines

Kido Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 237.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. 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.[1]

Station layout

Kido Station has two opposed side platforms. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Tomioka
2 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki and Mito

History

Kido 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.

On March 11, 2011, the station closed following the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. On June 1, 2014, the station resumed operations to the south, but only as far as Tomioka Station to the north.

Surrounding area

Tatsuta is within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Since August 2012 it has been possible to enter the area, but remaining in the area overnight is prohibited.

References
  1. "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.

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