Kusano Station (Fukushima)
Kusano Station 草野駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Kusano Station, April 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukushima (See other stations in Fukushima) |
| City | Iwaki |
| Neighborhood etc. | Taira Izumisaki |
| (in Japanese) | 福島県いわき市平泉崎 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1897 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Jōban Line |
| Statistics | 392 passengers/day (FY2013) |
Kusano Station (草野駅 Kusano-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Kusano Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 214.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
Kusano Station has and island platform and a side platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Jōban Line | for Iwaki and Mito |
| 2 | ■Jōban Line | for starting trains |
| 3 | ■Jōban Line | for Yotsukura and Tatsuta |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joban Line | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Iwaki | Local | Yotsukura | ||
History
Kusano Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.Services were suspended from March 11 to April 17, 2011, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Surrounding area
- Kusano Post Office
- Japan National Route 6
External links
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Coordinates: 37°04′26″N 140°56′51″E / 37.07389°N 140.94750°E