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Yotsukura Station

Yotsukura Station

四ツ倉駅
Yotsukura Station, April 2011
General information
LocationYotsukura, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-0201
Japan
Coordinates37°06′09″N 140°58′49″E / 37.1025°N 140.9803°E / 37.1025; 140.9803
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance219.2 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks32
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 29, 1897
Passengers
FY2018610 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kusano
towards Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Hisanohama
towards Sendai
Location
Yotsukura Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Yotsukura Station
Yotsukura Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Yotsukura Station is located in Japan
Yotsukura Station
Yotsukura Station
Yotsukura Station (Japan)

Yotsukura Station (四ツ倉駅, Yotsukura eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Yotsukura Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 219.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.[1]

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms

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1 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki , Katsuta, Mito, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2 ■ Jōban Line for Hisanohama, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

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Yotsukura Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1] Services were suspended from March 11 to April 17, 2011, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 610 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yotsukura Station.

References

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  1. ^ a b c 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.