Iwaki-Ōta Station

Iwaki-Ōta Station (磐城太田駅, Iwaki-Ōta-eki) is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwaki-Ōta Station 磐城太田駅
Iwaki-Ōta Station in July 2022
General information
Location	1145 Kaneishin, Taka, Haramachi-ku, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 975-0054  Japan
Coordinates	37.6051°N 140.9916°E / 37.6051; 140.9916
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	282.4 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=170
History
Opened	11 May 1898
Previous names	Taka (until December 1898)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Odaka towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Haranomachi towards Sendai
Location Iwaki-Ōta Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki-Ōta Station Iwaki-Ōta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iwaki-Ōta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 282.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Haranomachi and Sendai
2	■ Jōban Line	for Namie

History

The station opened on 11 May 1898 as Taka Station (高駅) and was renamed Iwaki-Ota on 1 December 1898. It became part of the JR East network following 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. It reopened on 12 July 2016, with the reopening of the section of the Joban Line between Odaka and Haranomachi.^[1]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan