Date Station

Date Station
伊達駅

Date Station in November 2006
Location Hosoya 12, Date, Fukushima
(福島県伊達市細谷12)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
History
Opened 1895
Previous names Nagaoka (until 1914)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2013)  979 daily

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

External links

Coordinates: 37°49′26.39″N 140°29′36.05″E / 37.8239972°N 140.4933472°E / 37.8239972; 140.4933472

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