Namie Station
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Namie Station 浪江駅 | |||||
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 Namie Station in March 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Gogendo Tsugoe 8, Namie-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1521 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 37°29′32″N 140°59′23″E / 37.4921°N 140.9897°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Joban Line | ||||
| Distance | 268.6 km from Nippori | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 23 August 1898 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2010 | 734 daily | ||||
| Services | |||||
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Namie Station (浪江駅, Namie-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company in the town of Namie, Fukushima, Japan. Due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services were suspended from 11 March 2011 to 1 April 2017.
Lines
Namie Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 268.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.
Station layout
Namie Station has a side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Tomioka, Iwaki, Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Ishioka and Tsuchiura |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Haranomachi, Soma, and Sendai |
| 3 | ■ Jōban Line | for Haranomachi |
History
History
Namie Station was opened on 23 August 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Services between Namie and Odaka resumed on 1 April 2017.[1] Services between Namie and Tomioka remain suspended until reopened in March 2020.[2]
Surrounding area
- Namie Town Hall
- Namie Post Office
- Japan National Route 6
See also
References
- ^ "Photo Journal: All aboard". Mainichi Daily News. 1 April 2017.
- ^ "The JR Joban Line from Namie Station to Odaka Station has been reopened". Fukushima International Association. 8 April 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)