Komagamine Station Explained

Komagamine Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:駒ヶ嶺駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Komagamine, Shinchi-machi, Sōma-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-2611
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.8426°N 140.925°W
Status:Unstaffed
Operator: JR East
Line: Jōban Line
Distance:311.4 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:10 July 1952
Passengers:151 daily
Pass Year:2004
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

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

Lines

Komagamine Station was served by the Jōban Line, and was located 311.4 kilometers 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 unstaffed and Suica can be used.

Platforms

History

Komagamine Station opened on July 10, 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

The station building escaped serious damage from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, but the tracks and adjacent stations were destroyed, and services were suspended.[1] [2] The station reopened on 10 December 2016.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/jr_201612.html. ja: 常磐線 相馬~浜吉田間の運転再開について. Reopening of Joban Line between Soma and Hamayoshida. 30 September 2016. Tetsudo Hobidas. Neko Publishing. Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930081006/http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/jr_201612.html. 30 September 2016. live . 30 September 2016.
  2. News: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110312/dst11031222110288-n1.htm. ja:【東日本大震災】「悪夢だ」 電車「くの字」 福島・新地町. ja. March 12, 2011. MSN Sankei News. March 12, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315081729/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110312/dst11031222110288-n1.htm. March 15, 2011.
  3. Web site: 常磐線相馬~浜吉田間の運転再開日の決定について. 東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社. 2016-07-28. 2016-07-28. 2016-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803201339/http://jr-sendai.com/upload-images/2016/07/jobansen.pdf. dead.