Momouchi Station Explained

Momouchi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:桃内駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Odaka-ku, Mimidani Momouchi 2, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-2151
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.5285°N 140.9842°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Jōban Line
Distance:273.5 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:10 August 1948
Passengers:41 daily
Pass Year:2004
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

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

Lines

Momouchi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 273.5 km from the official starting point of the line at .

It's the only station of Jōban Line where Suica, as well as other IC cards in Japan, can't be used to pay fares.

Station layout

The station has a side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed.

Platforms

History

Momouchi Station was opened on 10 August 1948. 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, and reopened on 1 April 2017.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. News: Photo Journal: All aboard. Mainichi Daily News. April 2017.