Yonomori Station
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Yonomori Station 夜ノ森駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yonomori Station in March 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yonomori-Kita 1-33, Tomioka, Futaba, Fukushima （福島県双葉郡富岡町字夜の森北一丁目33） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jōban Line | ||||||||||
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| Status | Opened | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1921, 14 March 2020 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 11 March 2011 (temporarily) | ||||||||||
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| FY2010 | 359 daily | ||||||||||
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Yonomori Station (夜ノ森駅, Yonomori-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan.
Lines
Yonomori Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 253.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. Between 2011 and 2020 due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services were suspended but as of March 18, 2020, it is open.
Station layout
Yonomori Station has one island platform.
History
Yonomori Station was opened on 15 March 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Surrounding area
Yonomori is within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Since August 2012 it has been possible to enter the area to the west of the station, but remaining in the area overnight is prohibited. The station and the area to the east of the station remain off limits at all times due to high radiation levels. It reopened along with the rest of the exclusion zone in March 14, 2020.[1][2][3][4]
- Yonomori Post Office
- Japan National Route 6
References
- ^ "JR常磐線の全線開通の見通しについて" (Press release). 国土交通省. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "常磐線の全線運転再開の見通しについて" (PDF) (Press release). 東日本旅客鉄道. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "常磐線、20年3月までに全線再開 JR東が発表". 日本経済新聞. 日本経済新聞社. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "JR East's Joban Line fully reopens after nine long years following Fukushima disaster". The Japan Times Online. 2020-03-14. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
External links
- JR East Station Information (in Japanese)