Higashi-Fukushima Station

Higashi-Fukushima Station (東福島駅, Higashi-Fukushima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Higashi-Fukushima Station

東福島駅
Higashi-Fukushima Station in August 2014
General information
LocationDonomae Kamata, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0102
Japan
Coordinates37°48′1.71″N 140°28′41.12″E / 37.8004750°N 140.4780889°E / 37.8004750; 140.4780889
Operated by
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
Distance278.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 10, 1923
Previous namesSenoue (until 1978)
Passengers
FY2016730(daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Fukushima
Terminus
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid City Rabbit
Date
towards Sendai
Fukushima
towards Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Date
towards Morioka
Location
Higashi-Fukushima Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Higashi-Fukushima Station
Higashi-Fukushima Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Higashi-Fukushima Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Fukushima Station
Higashi-Fukushima Station
Higashi-Fukushima Station (Japan)

Lines

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Higashi-Fukushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 278.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima
2  Tōhoku Main Line for Sendai

History

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Higashi-Fukushima Station opened on October 10, 1923, as Senoue Station (瀬上駅, Senoue-eki). The station was renamed o its present name on June 1, 1978. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Passenger Change
Year Daily Average Number of Passengers
2000 844
2001 821
2002 806
2003 857
2004 846
2005 864
2006 852
2007 841
2008 826
2009 779
2010 761
2011 776
2012 756
2013 746[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Fukushima-Higashi Post Office
  • Toyo Rubber Fukushima factory
  • Ohara Medical Center

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ JR東日本 各駅の乗車人員
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