Iwaki-Tanakura Station Explained

Iwaki-Tanakura Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:磐城棚倉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tanagura Kitamachi 56, Tanagura-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6131
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Suigun Line
Distance:90.5 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:November 29, 1916
Passengers:166 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Iwaki-Tanakura Station

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

Lines

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 .

Station layout

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

History

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

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 January 2020.