Akogashima Station

Akogashima Station

安子ケ島駅
Akogashima Station; 安子ケ島駅
	Akogashima Station, September 2007
General information
Location	Akogashima, Atamimachi, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-1304; Japan
Coordinates	37°28′19″N 140°18′36″E / 37.4719°N 140.3100°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	11.8 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 26, 1898.
Passengers
FY 2013	302 daily
Services
Location
	Akogashima Station Location within Japan

Akogashima Station (安子ケ島駅, Akogashima-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Akogashima Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 11.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.^[1]

Station layout edit

Akogashima Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms edit

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Inawashiro, Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata for Kōriyama
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Bandai-Atami, Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata

History edit

Akogashima Station opened on July 26, 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1]

Surrounding area edit

National Route 49
Akogashima Post Office

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.

External links edit

Official website ] (in Japanese)

[zeneki50-1] 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.

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