Shiokawa Station

Shiokawa Station
塩川駅

Shiokawa Station, May 2011
Location 851-2 Ishibashi, Shiokawa-machi, Kitakata, Fukushima
(福島県喜多方市塩川町字石橋851-2)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
History
Opened 1904
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2013) 307 daily

Shiokawa Station (塩川駅 Shiokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shiokawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 75.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama Station.

Station layout

Shiokawa Station has a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.

Platforms

1  Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama
2  Ban'etsu West Line for Kitakata, Nozawa and Niitsu
3  Ban'etsu West Line for Kitakata (once per day)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ban'etsu West Line
Agano: Does not stop at this station
Aizu-Wakamatsu   Rapid   Kitakata
Oikawa   Local   Ubadō

History

Shiokawa Station opened on January 20, 1904. 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

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Coordinates: 37°35′38″N 139°53′14″E / 37.5940°N 139.8871°E / 37.5940; 139.8871

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