Iwaki Station (Fukushima)

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]

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	37.058175°N 140.892131°E / 37.058175; 140.892131
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; 127 years ago (1897-02-25)
Rebuilt	2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Previous names	Taira (until 1994)
Passengers
FY2018	5872 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yumoto towards Shinagawa Hitachi Hirono towards Sendai Uchigō towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Kusano towards Sendai Ogawagō towards Kōriyama Ban'etsu East Line Rapid Abukuma Terminus Akai towards Kōriyama Ban'etsu East Line Local
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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] From the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 to March 2020, Iwaki Station became the northern terminus for limited express train services on the line. The station is also the eastern terminus of the Banetsu East Line and is located 85.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kōriyama.

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	■ Joban Line	for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
	■ Jōban Line (Limited Express)	for Takahagi, Mito, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2-5	■ Jōban Line	for Takahagi, Mito and Tsuchiura
	■ Jōban Line	for Hisanohama, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Sōma and Sendai
6	■ Banetsu East Line	for Ogawagō, Ononiimachi and Kōriyama

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  Iwaki Station passageway

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 5872 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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)