Hirono Station (Fukushima)
Hirono Station 広野駅 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Shimoasamigawa, Hirono-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-0403 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 37°12′44″N 140°59′57″E / 37.21222°N 140.99917°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | ||||
| Distance | 227.6 km from Nippori | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 23, 1898 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 351 daily | ||||
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Hirono Station (広野駅, Hirono eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in the town of Hirono, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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
Hirono 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 |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki and Mito (starting trains) |
| 3 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki and Mito |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jōban Line | ||||
| Suetsugi | Local | Kido | ||
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. On June 1, 2014, the station resumed operations to the south, but only as far as Tomioka Station to the north.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 351 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Hirono Post Office
- Hirono Post Office
National Route 6
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c 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). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
- ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.