Niwasaka Station 庭坂駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Niwasaka Station in August 2006 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1 Kitsunebayashi, Machiniwasaka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-2261 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°46′17″N 140°23′24″E / 37.771503°N 140.389969°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 14.6 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 May 1899 | ||||||||||
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Niwasaka Station (庭坂駅, Niwasaka-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Niwasaka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line), and is located 6.9 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima.
Station layout
Niwasaka Station has a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
1 | ■ Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) | for Yonezawa |
2 | ■ Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) | for Fukushima and Yonezawa |
3 | ■ Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) | for Fukushima |
History
Niwasaka Station opened on 15 May 1899.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The current station building dates from March 2003.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
- Niwasaka Post Office
See also
References
- ^ "JR East Station Information (Japanese)". Retrieved 29 February 2008.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)