Date Station
Date Station 伊達駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Date Station in November 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukushima (See other stations in Fukushima) |
| City | Date |
| Neighborhood etc. | Hosoya 12 |
| (in Japanese) | 福島県伊達市細谷12 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1895 |
| Former name | Nagaoka Station |
| Present name since | 1914 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| Statistics | 979 passengers/day (FY 2013) |
Date Station (伊達駅 Date-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Date, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Date Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 281.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Date Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tōhoku Main Line | for Fukushima |
| 2 | ■Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Higashi-Fukushima | - | Koori | ||
History
Date Station opened on April 1, 1895, as Nagaoka Station (長岡駅 Nagaoka-eki). The station was renamed o its present name on December 1, 1914. The current station building was completed in 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Date Post Office
- former Date town hall
- Japan National Route 4
- Japan National Route 399
External links
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°49′26.39″N 140°29′36.05″E / 37.8239972°N 140.4933472°E