Iwaki Station (Fukushima)

Location
	Iwaki station Location within Japan

Iwaki station

いわき駅
Iwaki station; いわき駅
	Iwaki Station south entrance in May 2010
General information
Location	1 Tamachi, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-8026; Japan
Coordinates	37°03′29″N 140°53′32″E / 37.058175°N 140.892131°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Joban Line; ■ Banetsu East Line;
Distance	209.4 km from Nippori
Platforms	3 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897
Rebuilt	2009
Previous names	Taira (until 1994)
Passengers
FY2013	6,136 daily
Location
Location
	Iwaki station Location within Japan

Iwaki Station (いわき駅, Iwaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Iwaki Station is served by both the Jōban Line and the Banetsu East Line. It is located 209.4 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori in Tokyo^[1] . After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, Iwaki Station has become the northern terminus for limited express train services on the line. The station is also a terminus of the Banetsu East Line.

Station layout

Iwaki Station is an elevated station with three opposed island platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1, 2	■ Jōban Line	for Mito
3, 4	■ Jōban Line	for Hisanohama and Tomioka
5	■ Jōban Line	for Hisanohama and Tomioka for Mito
6	■ Banetsu East Line	for Ogawagō and Sendai

Iwaki Station passageway

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Banetsu East Line
Uchigō	Local	Akai
Joban Line
Uchigō	Local	Kusano

History

The station opened on 25 February 1897 as Taira Station (平駅). On 10 October 1917 the Banetsu East Line was extended from to Kōriyama.^{[citation needed]} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. It was renamed Iwaki on 3 December 1994. A new station building was completed on 19 June 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 6092 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Panorama view of the south side of the station

Iwaki City Hall
Iwakidaira Castle ruins
Iinodaira Castle ruins
Iino Hachimangu
Matsugaoka Park

External links

Official website Template:Ja icon

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.
^ 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.

[zeneki50-1] 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.

[jreast2016stats-2] 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.

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