Iwaki-Ōta Station Explained

Iwaki-Ōta Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:磐城太田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1145 Kaneishin, Taka, Haramachi-ku, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 975-0054
Coordinates:37.6051°N 140.9916°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Jōban Line
Distance:282.4 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:11 May 1898
Former:Taka (until December 1898)
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwaki-Ōta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 282.4 km from the official starting point of the line at in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 11 May 1898 as . It was renamed Iwaki-Ota on 1 December 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. The station reopened on 12 July 2016 with the reopening of the section of the Joban Line between and .[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://response.jp/article/2016/06/01/276190.html . ja: JR東日本、常磐線小高~原ノ町間は7月12日再開…避難指示解除受け . JR East to reopen Joban Line between Odaka and Harunomachi from 12 July. 1 June 2016. Response. IID. Co.. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20161219002032/http://response.jp/article/2016/06/01/276190.html . 19 December 2016 . live . 19 December 2016.