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Hirota Station

Coordinates: 37°32′57″N 139°56′00″E / 37.5493°N 139.9334°E / 37.5493; 139.9334
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Hirota Station

広田駅
Hirota Station, June 2008
General information
LocationNakajima Hirota Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 969-3471
Japan
Coordinates37°32′57″N 139°56′00″E / 37.5493°N 139.9334°E / 37.5493; 139.9334
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance60.0 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1899
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Aizu-Wakamatsu
towards Kitakata
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid
Higashi-Nagahara
towards Kōriyama
Aizu-Wakamatsu
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Location
Hirota Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Hirota Station
Hirota Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Hirota Station is located in Japan
Hirota Station
Hirota Station
Hirota Station (Japan)

Hirota Station (広田駅, Hirota-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Hirota Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 60.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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Hirota Station has a one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Ban'etsu West Line for Inawashiro, Bandai-Atami and Koriyama
2, 3  Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu, Kitakata

History

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Hirota 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. The station building burned down o December 31, 2007 and was rebuilt in June 2008.

Surrounding area

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  • former Kawahigashi Town Hall
  • Hirota Post Office

See also

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