Iwaki Station (Fukushima)

Iwaki station いわき駅
Iwaki Station south entrance in May 2010
Location	1 Tamachi, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Joban Line ■ Banetsu East Line
Distance	209.4 km from Nippori
Platforms	3 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	25 February 1897
Rebuilt	2009
Previous names	Taira (until 1994)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	6,136 daily
Location
Iwaki station Location within Japan

Iwaki Station (いわき駅, Iwaki-eki) is a railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwaki Station is served by both the Jōban Line and the Banetsu East Line. It is located 209.4 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station in Tokyo. After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, Iwaki Station has become the northern terminus for limited express train services on the line. The station is also a terminus of the Banetsu East Line.

Station layout

Iwaki Station is an elevated station with three opposed island platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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  Iwaki Station passageway

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 25 February 1897 as Taira Station (平駅). On 10 October 1917 the Banetsu East Line was extended from to Kōriyama.

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. It was renamed Iwaki on 3 December 1994. A new station building was completed on 19 June 2009.

Surrounding area

Panorama view of the south side of the station

• Iwaki City Hall
• Iwakidaira Castle ruins
• Iinodaira Castle ruins
• Iino Hachimangu
• Matsugaoka Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iwaki Station.

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 37°03′29″N 140°53′32″E / 37.058175°N 140.892131°E / 37.058175; 140.892131