Kusano Station (Fukushima)
Kusano Station 草野駅 | |
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 Kusano Station, January 2013 | |
| Location |
Taira Izumisaki, Iwaki, Fukushima （福島県いわき市平泉崎） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Joban Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 392 daily |
Kusano Station (草野駅 Kusano-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kusano Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 214.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
Kusano Station has an island platform and a side platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Joban Line | for Iwaki and Mito |
| 2 | ■ Joban Line | for starting trains |
| 3 | ■ Joban Line | for Yotsukura and Tatsuta |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joban Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Iwaki | Local | Yotsukura | ||
History
Kusano Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of 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
- National Route 6
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kusano Station (Fukushima). |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 37°04′26″N 140°56′51″E / 37.07389°N 140.94750°E