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.
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Higashi-Fukushima Station 東福島駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Higashi-Fukushima Station in August 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Donomae Kamata, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0102 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°51′19.00″N 140°31′3.09″E | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 278.8 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 10, 1923 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Senoue (until 1978) | |||||||||||||||
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FY2016 | 730(daily) | |||||||||||||||
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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.
The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Fukushima |
2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai |
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.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Passenger Change | |
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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]。 |
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