Jōko Station (上戸駅, Jōko-eki) is a railway station on the Banetsu West Line in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Jōko Station 上戸駅
Jōko Station in October 2007
General information
Location	1712 Ohashidori-nishi Yamagata, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-2275 Japan
Coordinates	37.4876°N 140.1633°E / 37.4876; 140.1633
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	26.6 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 10, 1899
Previous names	Yamagata (until 1915)
Passengers
FY2004	60 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sekito towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Nakayamajuku towards Kōriyama
Location
Jōko Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Jōko Station Jōko Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Jōko Station is served by the Banetsu West Line, and is located 26.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Jōko Station has one side platform serving single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on March 10, 1899 as Yamagata Station (山潟駅). It was renamed on June 1, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 49

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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