Iwaki-Tanakura Station

Railway station in Tanagura, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
37°02′07″N 140°23′04″E / 37.0354°N 140.3845°E / 37.0354; 140.3845Operated by JR EastLine(s) Suigun LineDistance90.5 km from MitoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 29, 1916PassengersFY2018 166 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nakatoyo
towards Mito
Suigun Line Iwaki-Asakawa
towards Kōriyama
Location
Iwaki-Tanakura Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Iwaki-Tanakura Station
Iwaki-Tanakura Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
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Iwaki-Tanakura Station is located in Japan
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Iwaki-Tanakura Station (磐城棚倉駅, Iwaki-Tanakura-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tanagura, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwaki-Tanakura Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 90.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Suigun Line for Iwaki-Ishikawa and Kōriyama
2  Suigun Line Mito

History

Iwaki-Tanakura Station opened on November 29, 1916 as a station on the Hakuho Raukway. The Japan Government Railway's Suigun Line connected to the station on November 11, 1932, and the Hakuho Railway was nationalized on May 1, 1941, and suspension of service as Hakuhō Line on December 11, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Bus routes

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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

Media related to Iwaki-Tanakura Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)