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Iwaki-Tanakura Station

Coordinates: 37°02′07″N 140°23′04″E / 37.0354°N 140.3845°E / 37.0354; 140.3845
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Iwaki-Tanakura Station

磐城棚倉駅
Iwaki-Tanakura Station in March 2007
General information
LocationTanagura Kitamachi 56, Tanagura-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6131
Japan
Coordinates37°02′07″N 140°23′04″E / 37.0354°N 140.3845°E / 37.0354; 140.3845
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance90.5 km from Mito
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 29, 1916
Passengers
FY2018 166 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nakatoyo
towards Mito
Suigun Line Iwaki-Asakawa
towards Kōriyama
Location
Iwaki-Tanakura Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Iwaki-Tanakura Station
Iwaki-Tanakura Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Iwaki-Tanakura Station is located in Japan
Iwaki-Tanakura Station
Iwaki-Tanakura Station
Iwaki-Tanakura Station (Japan)

Iwaki-Tanakura Station (磐城棚倉駅, Iwaki-Tanakura-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tanagura, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Iwaki-Tanakura Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 90.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito.

Station layout

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The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Suigun Line for Iwaki-Ishikawa and Kōriyama
2  Suigun Line Mito

History

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Iwaki-Tanakura Station opened on November 29, 1916 as a station on the Hakuho Raukway. The Japan Government Railway's Suigun Line connected to the station on November 11, 1932, and the Hakuho Railway was nationalized on May 1, 1941, and suspension of service as Hakuhō Line on December 11, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Bus routes

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Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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